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Foxconn to build 5 new Brazilian factories to help make Apple products [u]<br /> Apple product assembler Foxconn plans to build five additional factories in Brazil to help cater to demand iPads and other tablets, which are …
... general electronics production. Officials from Foxconn and the Brazilian government will ... pushing heavily for the investment. Foxconn already receives tax breaks for ... emerging markets increases. Update: A Foxconn representative declined to confirm its ... -
CNN investigates Foxconn iPad factory conditions, Apple responds<br /> A new report features a woman who works 60 hours per week assembling iPad components in China, though she has never seen a full iPad in person…
... Though she works at a Foxconn factory assembling iPads, she ... she took the job at Foxconn and was promised "great ... began working at the Foxconn factory. Employees at Foxconn's mega-facilities ... Apple and its relationship with Foxconn for assembly of its ... -
Alleged Foxconn hack allowed bogus orders to be placed for vendors<br /> A "Greyhat" hacking group announced this week that it had successfully hacked contract manufacturer Foxconn and released usernames a…
... had successfully hacked contract manufacturer Foxconn and released usernames and passwords ... , and Dell." Foxconn administrators eventually took down services.foxconn.com, the hacking ... Apple, one of Foxconn's biggest clients, and Foxconn to improve working ... -
Fair Labor Association begins inspections of Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn<br /> Apple announced on Monday that the Fair Labor Association will conduct special voluntary audits of Foxconn's Chinese assembly factories at App…
... conduct special voluntary audits of Foxconn's Chinese assembly factories at ... inspections began Monday morning in Foxconn's mega-facility in Shenzhen ... early March. In addition to Foxconn, the FLA also plans to ... -
Fair Labor Association says Foxconn's Apple iPad plant is 'first class'<br /> With full, independent audits of Apple assembly partner Foxconn's assembly facilities now under way, the initial assessment from the Fair Labo…
... audits of Apple assembly partner Foxconn's assembly facilities now ... after his first visits to Foxconn's facilities this week ... on the working conditions at Foxconn. "I was very surprised ... firestorm of media scrutiny surrounding Foxconn and Apple's continued ... -
Apple partner Foxconn raises Chinese worker wages as much as 25%<br /> As Apple has faced criticism for its alliance with manufacturing partner Foxconn, the device assembler announced on Friday it has raised the w…
... alliance with manufacturing partner Foxconn, the device assembler announced ... makers. The announcement from Foxconn comes only days after ... its initial visit that Foxconn's iPad manufacturing plant ... garment factories in China. Foxconn last boosted employee wages ... -
Factory workers claim Foxconn hid underage employees before FLA inspection<br /> Workers at Apple partner Foxconn have alleged that their employer transferred underage employees to other departments or did not schedule them…
... reporters last week that Foxconn's facilities were "first ... to the Foxconn's Chengdu factory. "Their regular day at Foxconn ... provide recruitment assistance for Foxconn and sometimes require that ... for most companies at Foxconn are generally "quite similar," ... -
Foxconn adds X-ray inspections to reduce defects in Apple products<br /> Apple supplier Foxconn has begun adding automated X-ray machines to its assembly lines, allowing it to inspect and cut down on defects with de…
... CNet reported on Monday that Foxconn's inline X-ray ... equipment could not only allow Foxconn to improve efficiency and ... being bought in "unprecedented quantities." Foxconn remains the primary assembler ... same period a year prior. Foxconn workers file down the ... -
Artist changes Apple, Foxconn monologue after admitting falsehoods [u]<br /> After admitting on the "This American Life" radio program that he had fabricated some of his experiences for dramatic purposes, arti…
... Apple and its manufacturing partner Foxconn to remove anything he can ... to China to visit a Foxconn factory where he claimed ... petitions calling for Apple and Foxconn to improve working conditions in ... of alleged labor abuses at Foxconn and other manufacturers in ... -
Foxconn won't sue Mike Daisey or 'This American Life' for bogus claims<br /> Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn has said it does not plan to take legal action against the radio program "This American Life" …
Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn has said it does not ... conditions at its Chinese factories. Foxconn Technology Group officials indicated they ... said he met with underage Foxconn workers and a man whose ... -
Foxconn buys 10% share of Sharp to help boost LCD business<br /> Sharp is looking to shake up its money-losing LCD business by selling a 10 percent stake to Foxconn, Apple's overseas manufacturing partner.<b…
... percent stake to Foxconn, Apple's overseas manufacturing partner. Foxconn will ... Sharp said the partnership with Foxconn will create demand for ... to find demand, but Foxconn is expected to take ... is noteworthy for Apple, as Foxconn is its primary device ... -
Foxconn-Sharp deal expected to target orders for Apple television<br /> The newly announced partnership between Foxconn and Sharp has been seen as an opportunity for both companies to produce IGZO panels for Apple'…
... announced partnership between Foxconn and Sharp has been ... anticipated television set. Both Foxconn and Sharp are already ... Foxconn and Sharp is therefore seen as more beneficial to Foxconn ... The new partnership will make Foxconn the single largest shareholder ... -
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited new Foxconn iPhone plant during China trip<br /> Apple CEO Tim Cook visited an iPhone production line at a Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, China, the company confirmed on Wednesday.<br /> <br /> …
... iPhone production line at a Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, China, the ... stopped by the new facility. Foxconn employs 120,000 people at ... of reports on Apple and Foxconn earlier this year stirred up ... iPhone production line at a Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, China, via ... -
Foxconn promises to fix a multitude of violations found by FLA audit<br /> A Fair Labor Association audit of working conditions at Apple supplier Foxconn's plants has revealed a number of violations, but the Chinese c…
... violations at the three Foxconn factories investigated. “The ... policies. For its part, Foxconn pledged to bring its ... Workplace conditions Working conditions at Foxconn's factories have come ... occur. During the audit, Foxconn corrected safety problems like ... -
Foxconn workers question why hours are being cut after FLA review<br /> Workers at Apple supplier Foxconn are reportedly worried after it has been announced that their hours will be cut following an audit of its fa…
... to support their families. Foxconn announced on Thursday that ... Labor Association, which audited Foxconn's facilities at the ... code violations at three Foxconn factories that were investigated. ... the changes implemented by Foxconn, employees are now concerned ... -
Apple and Foxconn to Improve Working Conditions and Pay in ChinaIn a landmark agreement, Apple Inc, and its manufacturer Foxconn vow to improve working conditions in China, in part by hiring ?tens of thousands of …
... Apple Inc, and its manufacturer Foxconn vow to improve working conditions ... told Reuters that ?Apple and Foxconn are obviously the two ... the rest of the sector.? Foxconn intends to cut workers ... enroll in social welfare programs. Foxconn also raised wages by ... -
Foxconn recruiter says next-gen iPhone arriving in June - rumor<br /> A Japanese-language TV program has recorded a Foxconn recruiter in Taiyuan, China as saying that Apple will release its next-generation iPhone…
... for Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn, as noted by Macotakara. ... ." According to the report, Foxconn already employs 80,000 ... at a Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China. Foxconn made headlines ... allegedly provided by a Foxconn recruitment officer remains highly ... -
Foxconn employee says Apple placing orders for next iPhone to debut in October<br /> The head of human resources at one Foxconn factory claims that Apple has recently placed an order for its sixth-generation iPhone, and that th…
... of 2012. The official from Foxconn's Taiyuan factory allegedly ... just got the order," the Foxconn human resources head reportedly ... head of human resources because Foxconn's Taiyuan factory has ... week in which a different Foxconn employee suggested Apple could ... -
Apple allows inside look into Foxconn iPad factory<br /> Journalist Rob Schmitz, who exposed Mike Daisey's fabrications and exaggerations of Apple's Chinese suppliers, has produced an inside look at …
... access granted by Apple and Foxconn. In a new video tour ... first misconception I had about Foxconn’s Longhua facility in ... a radio station -- Voice of Foxconn -- and a television news station ... troubling." The suicide rate at Foxconn's plant reached 13 out ... -
Brazilian city with Foxconn iPhone, iPad plant names street after Steve Jobs<br /> The city of Jundia&iacute; in Brazil has changed the name of one of its streets to "Avenida Steve Jobs," offering a tribute to t…
... -founder not far from a Foxconn plant believed to be producing ... the Anhanguera highway, along which Foxconn built its facilities for manufacturing ... from locally-manufactured Apple products. Foxconn's Jundiaí, Brazil manufacturing ... -
Foxconn Brazil workers reportedly threaten strike over working conditions<vc><strong>Factory workers at a Foxconn plant in Jundia?, Brazil are complaining of overcrowded buses, poor food and a lack of water and have threat…
... Translation), over 2,500 Foxconn employees have complained about ... could be reached with Foxconn without resorting to a ... Brazilian officials were claiming Foxconn had plans to build ... . However, Foxconn called the report "pure speculation." Foxconn's Jundiai, ... -
Foxconn workers protest wages, threaten to jump off factory roof [u]<vc><strong>About 200 workers threatened to take their own lives on Friday at a building owned by Apple's Chinese manufacturing partner Foxconn over …
... Foxconn over purported wage disputes and workplace conditions. Update: To clarify, Foxconn ... after both Apple and Foxconn signed agreements to ... which publicly trades as Foxconn, said the incident ... and basic salary concerns. Foxconn currently employs some ... -
Foxconn and Apple will share costs to improve Chinese factories<vc><strong>Apple and Foxconn will share the costs associated with improving labor conditions at factories in China where devices like the iPhone and…
... and iPad are built. Foxconn Chief Executive Terry Gou ... improving factory conditions provides Foxconn with a "competitive strength." ... production line at a Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, China. ... Foxconn, after auditing its facilities at the request of Apple. Foxconn ... -
Foxconn chief says company is preparing for Apple television - report<vc><strong>Foxconn is preparing to manufacture Apple's anticipated television set, the manufacturing company's chairman reportedly said in a speech.…
... The comments allegedly made by Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou were ... credited to Gou. The Foxconn chairman did, however, allegedly ... speculation that the new Foxconn-Sharp partnership would be ... Sharp before Foxconn eventually inked its deal. Foxconn's partnership ... -
Foxconn denies CEO spoke about Apple television<vc><strong>Foxconn has issued a public statement to deny that its chief executive made comments about preparing for a rumored Apple television.</str…
... for a rumored Apple television. Foxconn CEO Terry Gou was ... their products. "Any reports that Foxconn confirmed that it is ... anticipated television set from Apple. Foxconn has been the source ... Last April, three employees of Foxconn were charged with leaking ... -
Foxconn to invest $210M in new Apple production line - report<vc><strong>Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn reportedly plans to invest $210 million in a new production line in China's east Jiangsu province.<…
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Foxconn's investment in Sharp yields new iPhone display plant<vc><strong>Foxconn plans to use its newfound partnership with Sharp to build a new plant in China that will produce screens for Apple's iPhone.</str…
... the two companies, after Foxconn bought a 10 percent ... Macs. Sharp's partnership with Foxconn will reportedly improve "quality ... less power than traditional LCDs. Foxconn's partnership with Sharp ... tablet and PC markets. The Foxconn-Sharp deal also quickly ... -
Video offers rare glimpse inside Foxconn iPhone factory<vc><strong>A video released on Friday gives outsiders a look at what goes on inside a Foxconn factory responsible for the manufacture of a large por…
... what goes on inside a Foxconn factory responsible for the manufacture ... reporter takes a tour of Foxconn's expansive Zhengzhou plant where ... year. The clip begins with Foxconn CEO Terry Gou taking the ... last inside look at a Foxconn plant was in April when ... -
Riot reported at Apple partner Foxconn's Chengdu factory<vc><strong>A riot involving "hundreds" of workers broke out at Foxconn's Chengdu factory in southwest China as disgruntled employees clashed with se…
... who supposedly had "grudges" against Foxconn hindered two company security ... . Overhead view of the Foxconn dormitory that was the ... Monday night. | Source: Molihua Foxconn's Chengdu factory, which ... an independent audit into Foxconn's business practices and ... -
Foxconn may buy more Sharp shares, fueling Apple television rumors<vc><strong>Foxconn is said to be in talks to buy more shares of display panel maker Sharp, once again prompting speculation that their alliance coul…
... 's rumored television set. Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou revealed ... fledged television set from Apple. Foxconn previously purchased a 10 ... in 2009. News of the Foxconn-Sharp deal immediately prompted ... match for an Apple television. Foxconn is Apple's primary ...
