Thursday, January 12, 2012

Mass Suicide Threat At Xbox Plant In China


Three hundred staff at a factory that builds Xbox 360s have threatened to commit mass suicide if their wage demands are not met, it emerged today.
Employees working for electronics giant Foxcon in Wuhan, China, claim the company has failed to hand over wages they're owed.
Campaign group China Jasmine Revolution said they would throw themselves from the plant's roof if the missing money isn't paid.
Foxconn is the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer and a crucial link in the supply chains of Apple, Dell, Nintendo and Song. This picture shows a Chinese technician at an iPhone assembly plant in Shenzhen 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2085005/300-Foxcon-staff-Xbox-360-plant-China-threaten-mass-suicide-pay.html#ixzz1jFfhehOU

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