Workers surely got depressed when they realised that their meagre wages would never be sufficient to raise their family's standard of living.
Foxconn though, unwittingly provided a solution by paying a worker's family up to ten year's salary if the Foxconn worker died. Some suicide notes confirmed that this was the reason for their final act.
The suicides stopped when Foxconn removed this benefit (in 2010?).
One interesting point is that a colleague of mine conducted surveys of workers leaving the Shenzhen factory. The great majority wanted more overtime not less (to increase their paypacket).
One further comment on the 'jumping incidents'.
Workers surely got depressed when they realised that their meagre wages would never be sufficient to raise their family's standard of living.
Foxconn though, unwittingly provided a solution by paying a worker's family up to ten year's salary if the Foxconn worker died. Some suicide notes confirmed that this was the reason for their final act.
The suicides stopped when Foxconn removed this benefit (in 2010?).
One interesting point is that a colleague of mine conducted surveys of workers leaving the Shenzhen factory. The great majority wanted more overtime not less (to increase their paypacket).