Report: Foxconn Workers Unhappy Labor Laws Now Implemented

The Huffington Post, Huffington Post: Business
Tue, 12/18/2012 - 12:25pm

Labor conditions may have improved at factories owned by China's Foxconn, the manufacturer responsible for assembling tech products for Apple and Samsung, among other major companies, but workers there still aren't happy. After a rash of suicides, Foxconn responded to widespread criticism of working conditions at its factories by reducing the amount of time employees could work overtime, among other measures.

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