Foxconn Employees Have To Sign a Contract Promising They Wont Commit Suicide

[parabola]

http://shanghaiist.com/2010/05/26/tr...yee_non-su.php

2. In terms of my own responsibilities, if I have great difficulties or frustrations I will reach out to relatives to resolve them or report them to the company director, I will also agree to contact and communicate with colleagues, personal staff and relatives. However, I will not harm myself or others; I agree that, in order for the company to protect me and others, it can send me to a hospital should I exhibit abnormal physical or mental problems.

So not only do Foxconn employees have to sign that Foxconn cant be sued, but that Foxconn is allowed to send them to a hospital.

Glad I don't live there... jeez.

[XX]

Probably working them into the ground trying to crank out enough new iPhones for the upcoming launch.

[karnige]

eh another big name company looking out for themselves and only themselves.

[Volcanologist]

Once the project's over though, go nuts!

[ILuvLucic*]

Originally Posted by parabola

http://shanghaiist.com/2010/05/26/tr...yee_non-su.php





So not only do Foxconn employees have to sign that Foxconn cant be sued, but that Foxconn is allowed to send them to a hospital.

Glad I don't live there... jeez.

How can they sue if they off themselves?

[mlandry]

Originally Posted by Kezia

How can they sue if they off themselves?

Odds are they would sue their family or something similar. Which is a pretty good motivation for someone not to kill themselves I imagine. Unless they really hate their family.

[Volcanologist]

Apparently they've now installed nets around the building and dormitory. If it wasn't so horrible I'd laugh at the ridiculousness of that.

[Coldplay]

Foxconn makes stuff for Apple, HP, Dell, among others. They are a massive company, around 800k employees and the CEO even had to show off the facility to prove it's not a sweatshop (they have a pool lol).

I know Apple routinely sends inspectors to overseas plants such as Foxconn, and Dell/HP also have something similar going.

Hilarious in a sick, twisted way, to say the least. Rumour has it the management style is very stressful there...when you're a major supplier of those 3 guys, I can't imagine what kind of pressure/stress management puts on the workers.

[Penguins23]

I'd hate to see what the consequences for breach of contract are.