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Apple chief executive Tim Cook was prompted in January to appoint an external auditor, the Fair Labor Association, to evaluate conditions throughout its supply chain after a string of workers killed themselves and there was a lethal explosion at the company's Chengdu plant, thought to have been caused by combustible dust.
In Foxconn's case, the step follows not just rising labor costs but also a string of worker suicides and allegations of poor working conditions.
The company's human rights record came under scrutiny the next year after a string of worker suicides which many observers blamed on poor conditions.
Infamous for a string of worker suicides in the same year, the facility installed netting around building exteriors to prevent overworked employees from taking their lives.
A string of former workers have sued the chain over withholding overtime pay.
The situation has been exacerbated by the case of Boston's so-called "Craigslist Killer" - who met with a string of sex workers through the website, assaulting one and murdering another.
That should end the string of anti-worker and anti-family policies imposed by the Republican Party and their corporate allies.
Three inland provinces are wooing Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics company which raised pay in its coastal plant after a string of suicides by workers.
Foxconn, which has experienced a string of suicides among workers at its sprawling, citylike campuses in the southern metropolis of Shenzhen, said it was considering turning the management of some of its worker dormitories over to local governments in China.
The criticism came amid more evidence of open disquiet on Labour's Commons benches about a string of issues, including workers' rights under public services reform and Mr Blair's presidential leadership style.
Other high-profile controversies Foxconn has weathered include accusations of poor labor conditions and a string of suicides by workers at Foxconn factories across China (which the company responded to by installing large nets).
