> Worker after worker threw themselves off the towering dorm buildings, sometimes in broad daylight, in tragic displays of desperation – and in protest at the

> Worker after worker threw themselves off the towering dorm buildings, sometimes in broad daylight, in tragic displays of desperation – and in protest at the work conditions inside. There were 18 reported suicide attempts that year alone and 14 confirmed deaths. In the US, the average suicide rate is 7 per 100,000, so if Foxconne was in the US, we would expect ~25 suicides per year. So, by this logic, most US companies have such bad working conditions employees are killing themselves in a 'tragic display of desperation.'