http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/foxconn-boss-worker-suicides-are-not-our-fault/ News & views about Guangzhou, Shenzhen & Dongguan Fri, 11 Jul 2014 02:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/foxconn-boss-worker-suicides-are-not-our-fault/#comment-39918 Zach Hoy Thu, 03 Jul 2014 06:23:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=26599#comment-39918 With an average death rate of over 20 people per 100,000 per year in China - it makes sense that in a company with 470,000 you'd expect many suicides. In fact, by this statistic, if Foxconn has a "normally distributed" staff, they'd have at least 94 suicides per year - but they have far fewer than that - meaning that the conditions there aren't spurring people to kill themselves. With an average death rate of over 20 people per 100,000 per year in China – it makes sense that in a company with 470,000 you’d expect many suicides. In fact, by this statistic, if Foxconn has a “normally distributed” staff, they’d have at least 94 suicides per year – but they have far fewer than that – meaning that the conditions there aren’t spurring people to kill themselves.

]]> http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/foxconn-boss-worker-suicides-are-not-our-fault/#comment-39908 The master of none Wed, 02 Jul 2014 12:46:00 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=26599#comment-39908 Suicides in china seems to be a national sport. And usually over minor issues. Suicides in china seems to be a national sport.
And usually over minor issues.

]]> http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/foxconn-boss-worker-suicides-are-not-our-fault/#comment-39907 Those Foxconn suicides a few years back? | Why are we here? Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:38:04 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=26599#comment-39907 [...] years back? Company president Terry Gou says they weren’t caused by poor working conditions, but rather by "personal problems and family [...] [...] years back? Company president Terry Gou says they weren’t caused by poor working conditions, but rather by "personal problems and family [...]

]]> http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/foxconn-boss-worker-suicides-are-not-our-fault/#comment-39906 LtD Clan | Those Foxconn suicides a few years back? - LtD Clan Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:19:48 +0000 http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=26599#comment-39906 [...] years back? Company president Terry Gou says they weren’t caused by poor working conditions, but rather by “personal problems and family [...] [...] years back? Company president Terry Gou says they weren’t caused by poor working conditions, but rather by “personal problems and family [...]

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