Andre Yoskowitz
7 Jun 2010 23:55
Last week we reported that Foxconn was raising worker salaries 30 percent amidst a flood of worker suicides at their Chinese factory.
The company, probably best known for manufacturing the Apple iPhone among tons of other electronics we use daily, has been massively criticized for its working conditions, and low wages.
Today, Foxconn has announced that they will be raising worker wages, a second time.
On top of the basic salary hike of 30 percent, workers can conditionally make 70 percent beginning in October.
"While overtime work was always voluntary, this wage increase will reduce overtime work as a personal necessity," says Foxconn.
Until last week, workers had been making Ұ900 ($132) per month. Now, workers can make up to Ұ2000 ($293) per month if they pass a 3-month performance test.