Foxconn

technological companies need in order to stay viable. However, not everyone is open to new ideas from employees down the hierarchy. That is something Apple is leading on. On their corporate site, they even have a page on creating new ideas. They make sure that their company is dedicated to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. This is one topic they break down with a list of partnerships that they have with other organizations, college funding, supporting diversity in their supply chain companies that they buy from, to supporting the movement of more women being in the IT world. Along with innovation, comes social responsiability. Apple has a choppy past with it, as many feel that their work with Foxconn is not right. However, Apple is making waves by setting the example of being greener by using recylcled materials and using solar powered techonlogies to cut down on their carbon footprint. This topic is slightly buried on their corporate site, but can be found when you seek the About page. Global This is one area that is hard to find on their corporate. The diverstity tab does provide some numbers and facts about how they are working globally with different ethic groups and locations. However, it does not touch on fact that they sell their services across the globe, which was their point on this topic for the company mission. Technology Products Beyond their innovation of newer technology products, they do not seem to cover their…

Q1. The Abuse at Foxconn From watching the video on the Foxconn abuse of workers it was easy to see the abuse that was being carried out on the Foxconn employees. The company has over 500,000 employees and supply 50% of the world’s electronic components. (Chamberlain, 2011) The factory is basically like a prison with the cramped living conditions and the military like security on the factory site for starters. Sometimes there could be 24 employees to the one dorm room. The research which was…

Apparently, the difficult situation of workers cannot stand on the Labor Law alone. In order to fight for humane and decent working conditions, the workers must seek help from an effective union that fight for the interest of workers. Workers should join and participate in the union and learn about the labor rights training. Here is a list of recommendations for Foxconn and its buyers including Apple, Nokia, HP, Dell, Sony, Sony Ericsson, and Motorola: Foxconn must honor its promised wage…

Foxconn Technology Group, Taiwanese multinational electronics manufacturing company, earned US$136 Billion in Year 2016 (EBL News, 2017). However, behind this remarkable figure, employees were slaving away in factories. Foxconn’s workers are mandated to work a maximum of 60 hours weekly including overtime (Fair Labour Association, 2012). Yet some workers were reportedly working up to 14 hours a day, seven days a week (Forbes, 2016). Due to labour shortages and high employee turnover, the…

The Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. or better known as Foxconn has been accused of violating labor rights of workers for many years and the Apple situation is no exception. The employer keeps its hard working people in overcrowded dormitories run by military-like security forces. Because these people work excessive hours, one would expect them to be paid well maybe even overtime but that is not the case. Often hard work goes with no compensation for overtime, which even yet the…

have cited all resources from which I used data, ideas, or words either quoted or paraphrased. Ronald E. Stewart This report analyzes the perceived negative organizational culture of the Foxconn Technology Group, the largest consumer electronics manufacturing corporation in the world with almost 1.2 million employees on multiple campuses ("Foxconn 2016 Social and Environmental…

share based on market capitalization is not strong enough to bargain against Apple since Apple can easily find another supplier to substitute the supplies from ADI. According to the Porter’s five forces, the power of supplier is determined by the number of suppliers and the uniqueness of supplier’s product. In this case, there are many other competitors and substitutes in the market. Therefore, ADI is not a powerful supplier. Another supplier of Apple to be discussed here is Foxconn, whose…

Napoles Jose English 12A Economics 12A November 17, 2014 Apples Working Conditions Apple, the largest known electronic company in today’s present day that has revolutionized technology making up to $626.52 billion. Apple is also paired and partners with big electronic making companies such as Foxconn. Foxconn, the largest electronic contractor manufacturer in china, to make production in China for apple electronics. With new technology coming out such as the new IPad minis, new Laptops, and…

Tragedies at FOXCONN were due to poor working conditions whereby workers who took their lives saw suicide as the only escape from the horrific conditions they were subjected to. The factory made employees work for extended hours without any time for rest except for breaks to sleep or eat. In addition, the employees were paid poorly and worked overtime without pay. The Chinese government could have averted these tragedies by ensuring that companies, especially manufacturers accorded their entire…

In this case we are questioning if Apple and Foxconn are treating all their employees correctly. Human dignity is the belief that people have value in and of themselves, while things/ objects have value for the sake of something/ someone else (O’Brien). Human dignity would believe that Apple was unethical. Human beings have moral value simply by were human and not because of any purpose. “As a person, man is therefore the subject of work. As a person he works, he performs various actions…