Apple’s iPhone reaches out to its workers
- Aug 31, 2010
- Apple iPhone 3G
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The telecom boom in China is taking its toll now. Apple’s iPhone factory is now taking notice of the increasing number of suicides by its workers. The telecommunication giant employs nearly 300,000 workers. Long working hours, increased overtimes, and long absence from home have all contributed to increasing levels of stress which are reaching the point of breaking which provokes workers to go for such extreme actions. The Taiwan based company has started to take remedial measures by hiking salaries, appointing councilors and reducing the overtime from 90 hours to just half.

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