Workers forced to promise they won't kill themselves?
How bad does a job have to be for an employer to require its workers to sign a “no suicide” pledge? Ask workers at this organization.
Foxconn, a chain of factories in China that manufactures products such as iPads and iPhones, reportedly now requires its new employees to sign a “no suicide” pledge.
This comes after at least 14 FoxConn employees committed suicide in a span of just 16 moths.
The information comes from an investigation of 500,000 workers by the Centre for Research of Multinational Companies and Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior (SACOM).
It is also believed that Foxconn’s pledge ensured a worker’s family members could only seek the legal minimum in damages should he or she commit suicide.
The SACOM investigation also revealed some of the harsh conditions Foxconn employees endured, including:
- Working way above the legal limit of overtime
- Working up to 13 days in a row
- A ban on employees talking, and
- Having to stand for entire 12-hour shifts.
- Share on
Free Training & Resources
Webinars
Provided by Yooz
White Papers
Provided by Personify Health
White Papers
Provided by UJET
Further Reading
A Little Caesars franchisee will pay $409,457 for federal wage and hour violations, the Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced. Th...
Ever since the Secure 2.0 Act laid out changes for workplace retirement plans, employers have been waiting for final regs from the IRS. ...
You can’t just sit on forfeited retirement plan funds. But what options do you have? IRS has proposed regulations that’ll provi...
In March and April, some of your peers will receive CP2100/CP2100A notices from IRS that will require them to mail out B notices notifying ...
Most employers give out annual pay raises, according to a new survey. However, the increase isn’t enough to keep up with inflation. Th...
To prevent tax levies, employees may enter into voluntary agreements with IRS to repay what’s owed. That means Payroll may end up withhol...
