Suicide epidemic at Foxconn
- Source: Global Times
- [02:09 May 13 2010]
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Ma said workers in the company are trained to "work like machines and there is no respect."
For entry-level workers, the average monthly income is about 1,000 yuan ($146) and working overtime can help raise their salaries an extra 600-yuan ($87).
As a result, working overtime is a common practice for many newcomers or fresh graduates, the report said.
Wan Hongfei, one of the senior managers at Foxconn, Shenzhen, told CCTV that the turnover of lower eschelon workers is high.
Liu Kun, a spokesman for the Shenzhen branch of Foxconn, admitted after Lu Xin's death that there are shortcomings in management. However, he said that the company had tried to prevent the tragedies, making special arrangements for employees, such as allowing Lu's friends to share a room with him.
Recently, the company invited monks from Wutai Mountain to pray for their employees, Chengdu Evening News reported Wednesday.
An employee called for revamping of the management style, and more psychological help to the workers.
"The workload and lack of care are only two factors. Other factors, like limited social circles, no services to treat depression and the inability to adapt to high pressure also lead to their desperation," an employee with Foxconn, Shenzhen, told the Global Times Wednesday.
