Apple, HP, Dell Begin Probing Supplier After Suicides
Category Sci/Tech | Wednesday, May 26th, 2010May 26 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. said they’re investigating working conditions at Taiwan’s Hon Hai Group after a mounting number of suicides at their contract manufacturer.
Apple is “saddened and upset” by the suicides and has a team evaluating Hon Hai’s countermeasures, said Steve Dowling, a spokesman at the Cupertino, California-based maker of iPhones and iPads. HP said it’s investigating Hon Hai’s practices and Dell said it’s examining reports on the world’s largest contract manufacturer, also known as Foxconn Technology Group.