Nets Slung Around Chinese Electronics Factories to Deter Suicidal Employees

this is reported in the Sydney Morning Herald ..

Protesters have made a traditional Chinese funeral offering to the dead at the headquarters of Foxconn, the makers of Apple’s iPad, after the 11th suicide attempt – nine of them successful – at the company’s factories so far this year … The spate of suicides at Foxconn has highlighted concerns over working conditions inside the giant Longhua factory, where 300,000 workers assemble goods for clients including Apple, Sony, Nintendo, Dell and Nokia .. Nets were also being hung around buildings to deter suicidal employees

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