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The Economist [46] asserts that although the number of workplace suicides at Foxconn was large in absolute terms, number of people who died by suicide at Foxconn factories was lower than the overall suicide rate of China [47]. Steve Jobs has asserted that it is lower than the rate of suicide for the US. [48]
Even with the reported 13 suicides, Foxconn has over 800,000 workers, which means the company's suicide rate is below the national average in China, and China is number 26 on the worldwide list.
In reaction to a spate of worker suicides in which 14 people died in 2010, [138] Foxconn installed suicide-prevention netting at the base of buildings in some facilities [166] and promised to offer substantially higher wages at its Shenzhen production bases. [167]
Apple iPhones and iPads are among the high-tech gadgets assembled at the giant Foxconn factory in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, which has seen at least 13 workers try to commit suicide this year ...
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In the current edition of the 'Babbage' podcast (part of the Economist), the reporters mention that suicide rate at Foxconn is lower than the suicide rate of China. Can we quote that in the article ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nroets (talk • contribs) 13:03, 6 August 2011 (UTC) - Under heading suicides, made a minor edit.
Yet another Foxconn worker has died in an apparent suicide Friday at the company's Shenzhen manufacturing plant, raising the death toll to at least 14 this year, despite promises by the company it ...
Citing a Forbes infographic [22] showing Foxconn with, reportedly, fewer suicides per million workers (18) than the number of suicides per million Chinese citizens (220), Merritt suggested it might be worth investigating whether the lower rate at Foxconn may be due to "the fact that people who are gainfully employed are in some way less likely ...