Edmund Ding, spokesman for Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry), on June 28 submitted a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) strongly criticizing and further denying reports of alleged sweatshop conditions at its factories in China.
In the filing, Ding strongly criticized many domestic and international media and websites for grossly erroneous reporting without independent verification. A series of reports have surfaced alleging sweatshop conditions at Foxconn's factories in China which manufacture Apple iPods, starting with a The Mail on Sunday report in mid-June. Foxconn has denied claims of sweatshop conditions at its factories in China.
A June 26 China CSR article, reported that Foxconn admitted to breaking labor laws in China, by requesting its employees to work 80 extra hours every month and only giving an equivalent of about US$50 in pay and that the company has paid workers according to the "minimum" salary standards of the Shenzhen local government.
In the TSE filing, Ding stated that Foxconn ensures an overtime rate equivalent or better than that required by law in China. Ding further stated that Foxconn never comments about customer information much less make a public announcement on behalf of a customer.
Article translated by Jessie Shen and edited by Eric Mah
