BEIJING—Foxconn Technology Group is considering expanding its existing manufacturing operations in the United States, in a move that could be linked with Apple’s plan to bring back Mac manufacturing to the country. MORE
Our guest blogger wonders whether Apple's recent decision to invest $100 million to manufacture iMacs in the United States is a token gesture or a sign of things to come.
CUPERTINO, CA—Foxconn Technology Group, the contract manufacturer that assembles Apple's products in China, is planning to ramp up production in the United States.
BEIJING—American Public Media’s Marketplace has been allowed to shoot a short news clip showing the process of iPads being assembled at Foxconn’s Longhua facility in Shenzhen, China.
BEIJING—Apple Inc. has agreed to work with partner Foxconn to tackle wage and working condition violations at the Chinese assembly plants that make its popular products.
BEIJING—A television reporter for ABC News was granted unrestricted access to Foxconn’s assembly lines. The contract manufacturer, which counts Apple and Dell among its customers, has faced scrutiny over working conditions at its factories.
TAIPEI--Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., also known as Foxconn, said Friday it has raised the basic salary of all assembly line workers in Shenzhen, China by 16 to 25 percent since Feb. 1. The statement comes amid on-site inspections being performed by the non-profit Fair Labor Association, requested by Apple Inc.
BEIJING—Apple and the Fair Labor Association will be inspecting Foxconn’s assembly plants throughout China next week, following widespread protests over working conditions at the Chinese contract manufacturer.