China: '5,000 Police' Control Mass Disturbance at iPhone Supplier Factory

September 24, 2012 from NTDTV

On Sunday night, a dispute at a Foxconn factory in Taiyuan turned into a large-scale skirmish, mobilizing thousands of workers. The source of the dispute is unclear, but the Apple supplier has come under scrutiny in the past for reported harsh labor conditions and worker suicides.

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Foxconn

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., trading as Foxconn, is a Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturing company headquartered in Tucheng, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer measured by revenues. Foxconn is primaril... Explore this topic

Taiyuan

Tàiyuán ist die Hauptstadt der Provinz Shanxi in der Volksrepublik China und liegt auf 780 m Höhe am Fen He Fluss. Als bezirksfreie Stadt hat Taiyuan ein Verwaltungsgebiet von 6.988 km² und ca. 3.650.000 Einwohner. Taiyuan hat eine Geschichte von über 2500 Jahren, wurde unter ... Explore this topic

China

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Shanxi

Shanxi is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋", after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period. The name Shanxi literally means "mountain's west", which refers to th... Explore this topic

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Apple Inc., (NASDAQ: AAPL) formerly Apple Computer Inc., is an American multinational corporation which designs and manufactures consumer electronics and software products. The company's best-known hardware products include Macintosh computers, the iPod and the iPhone. Apple s... Explore this topic

Shandong

Shandong is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural a... Explore this topic

Henan

Henan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫", named after Yuzhou, a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan. Although the name of the province means "south of the river", approxi... Explore this topic

Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the production of goods for use or sale using labor and machines, tools, chemical and biological processing, or formulation. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, i... Explore this topic

iPhone

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The Fair Labor Association is a non-profit collaborative effort of universities, civil society organizations, and socially responsible companies. It describes its mission as promoting adherence to international and national labor laws. The FLA was established in 1999 and evolv... Explore this topic

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