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Ninth Foxconn Employee Commits Suicide

If it already wasn’t sheer madness, it’s getting worse. Inquirer reports a ninth Foxconn employee died after jumping off the Foxconn Technology building in Southern China. However, stab wounds and bloody knife were found at the scene of the man’s death during investigation, and there’s no comment at this time on whether this was actually suicide. However, I’m going to assume the man decided to end it all after an unsuccessful first attempt.

Foxconn is a major partner for Apple, and both companies have come under intense scrutiny after a string of deaths since January. The latest death certainly isn’t going to help their case in improving workplace conditions.

You can read the Inquirer’s coverage here.

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