> One example: Apple handled all its manufacturing to FoxCon because workers committing suicide in their factories is a FoxCon's problem hidden in Shenzhen, it isn't Apple's problem.
That story was greatly exaggerated. First, the suicide rates were comparable to the rates for workers in the US. The absolute number was large because FoxConn factory there was very large, with up to 300k employees.
Second, the suicides did not happen at work. They happened during time off, just like most US employee suicides. Most of the workers did live in housing units owned by FoxConn, which probably led to some confusion.
Maybe. But facts don't matter in marketing and politics, what matters is what narratives stick.
Example: when you count number of deaths only, terrorism and crime kill a tiny fraction of people than junk food does with heart diseases. But guess which one makes the news.
That story was greatly exaggerated. First, the suicide rates were comparable to the rates for workers in the US. The absolute number was large because FoxConn factory there was very large, with up to 300k employees.
Second, the suicides did not happen at work. They happened during time off, just like most US employee suicides. Most of the workers did live in housing units owned by FoxConn, which probably led to some confusion.