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Around 300 Chinese workers who manufacture XBox consoles took to a factory roof and threatened bosses with mass suicide over a dispute about pay, unconfirmed reports have claimed.
The workers were employed at the Foxconn Technology Park in Wuhan in Hubei province. Foxconn is an independent, global manufacturing partner to companies including Apple, Microsoft and Sony.
Microsoft said on Wednesday that it is investigating the incident.
According to unverified reports emerging from anti-government Chinese news websites, about 300 workers took to the roof of the Taiwanese-owned factory on 2 January to protest against their employers.
Those reports have sinced been repeated by websites including Kotaku, but neither Foxconn or Microsoft has yet confirmed the incident took place.
According to the reports the employees had asked bosses for a raise but in response were told to either quit with compensation or keep their jobs at their usual salary
300 Chinese Foxconn Workers 'Threaten Mass Suicide' At XBox Plant, Reports Claim
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I don't know but I think you have a morale problem if 300 of your workers threaten to go to the roof and jump to their deaths. If what's being reported is true.
#1 - Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:35 AM ESTIsn't China overpopulated? I mean this is not the best threat in the world if your country is overpopulated. I can see the boss now, "Plenty where you guys came from. Don't be a bunch of bitches... Jump!"
#2 - Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:10 PM ESTQ: If 300 Chineese jumped at the same time...would the earth move?
A: No, but a butter dish on a table in Denver might rattle.
Unfortunately Jimmy the Goon, I can see the bosses here in the good old USofA saying the same thing.
'So what there's asbestos in the building. There's plenty of guys from you came from. Don't be a bunch of bitches...Jump! :)
Oh, we can both see that. There is an unemployment problem right now, so you just don't have the best negotiating power at present.
Another reason why these jobs would be better suited for americans. They don't threaten to kill themselves. But it's the dollar that counts- not human life.
Imagine the clean up- jeesh!
#3 - Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:14 PM ESTWell they have street sweepers. If the family wants I guess they could come an collect. Other than that you could probably rent a dump truck and a backhoe. It would still be cheaper than giving them a raise.
T. Fargo, Americans wouldn't work for the pennies that they pay Chinese workers. That's why these large companies have their Xboxes and the like made over there. They don't have to worry about paying a living wage, medical benefits or other insignificant stuff like that.(sarc) :)
You're right. It's the dollar that counts.
Besides in communists countries they have state run health care, and they make sure to take care of their people equally (cough) (bull@!$%#) (cough)
There might be some things wrong with the good old USofA but I wouldn't trade it to live in a communist country.
Sometimes I act crazy but I'm really not. :)
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