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MASS SUICIDE THREAT AT XBOX MANUFACTURER Transcript: "January 12, 2012, There are some disturbing reports coming out of China regarding a mass suicide threat made by approximately 300 desperate manufacturing employees at the Foxconn manufacturing plant in Wuhan, Central China. Alongside Apple, Sony, Nintendo and others, Bill Gate's Microsoft corporation depends heavily on Foxconn and their employees for the production of the Xbox 360. The employee protest and subsequent suicide threat on this occasion related to an unacceptable transfer scheme and a rescinded pay deal -- apparently it took the personal intervention of Wuhan's Mayor to talk them back from the ledge. It has been reported previously that 14 Foxconn employees committed suicide in 2010, having frequently complained of harsh working conditions and discrimination. We therefore have to ask, Mr Gates, is it time for you to personally step in -- where Steve Jobs never did -- and ensure the fair and proper treatment of staff directly involved in the manufacture of your products?" "According to website China Jasmine Revolution, about 300 employees at Foxconn Technology Park in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in central China, threatened to kill themselves by jumping from the top of a building in the park. On Jan. 2, about 300 employees at the plant belonging to Taiwan-based Foxconn — the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer — asked their employer for a raise. They were told in response to either <b>...</b> |
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Xbox workers THREATEN MASS SUICIDE at Chinese Foxconn plant
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