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Inside Foxconn City: A Vast Electronics Factory Under Suicide Scrutiny

• donohoe 16y ago
  I keep reading this but I don't understand why people keep writing about this... the suicide rate seems to be below China's average. That would indicate there is no suicide problem to speak of... http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/suiciderates/en/ http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/suicider... http://www.zdnet.com/blog/foremski/media-gets-its-facts-wrong-working-at-foxconn-significantly-cuts-suicide-risk/1356 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/foremski/media-gets-its-facts-wron... What am I missing?
  • ptomato 16y ago
    That it makes good linkbait, essentially.
  • icegreentea 16y ago
    Western media reacting with shock when they discover where their precious gadgets actually come from, and then immediately trying to apply western standards and expectations since this company works with the some of the biggest symbols of western consumerism. That said, no one ever actually reported on the number of foxcon employees who committed suicide away from the factory. At least that I can remember.
    • cynest 16y ago
      Considering that the employees live there, probably not many compared to on-site suicides.
  • nodata 16y ago
    We're missing any level of critical reasoning amongst the readers of the articles.