Foxconn’s illegal overtime work was criticized by the Federation of Trade Unions.

Yesterday, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions criticized Foxconn by name, saying that Foxconn worked overtime illegally, which caused some workers to have various mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and depression, leading to karoshi or suicide from time to time. Foxconn’s illegal overtime work is not a cold day. Behind Foxconn’s illegal overtime work are actually more profound social and economic issues such as corporate profit model and demographic dividend. The Federation of Trade Unions pointed out that Foxconn’s illegal overtime work belongs to quick success and instant benefit, which is easy to trigger mass incidents.

Foxconn was criticized for illegal overtime work.

Around 2010, Foxconn committed suicide by jumping off a building in mainland China, which aroused strong social concern. Since then, Foxconn President Guo Taiming has repeatedly improved the treatment of Foxconn employees and relaxed the environment. I don’t want Foxconn to work overtime illegally and be criticized by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. Ironically, Observer.com once reported that Foxconn employees had less income due to less overtime work, which triggered protests and demanded overtime work.

On the morning of the 2nd, the Press Center of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions held a press conference to promote the legalization of trade union work and strengthen the labor legal supervision of trade unions. Jun Guo, secretary of the General Secretary’s Office and Minister of Legal Affairs, said at the meeting that some enterprises violated the provisions of the Labor Law and there was a serious phenomenon of overtime work. For example, some enterprises such as Foxconn illegally arranged workers to work overtime for a long time, which caused some workers to have various mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and depression, leading to karoshi or suicide from time to time.

Jun Guo said that in recent years, with the in-depth development of China’s socialist market economy, labor relations have become increasingly diversified and complicated, deep-seated contradictions have gradually emerged, the number of labor disputes has been running at a high level, and mass incidents of employees have occurred from time to time. While labor relations are generally stable, there are also many problems that need to be solved urgently. Some enterprises do not pay overtime wages according to the law. Some enterprises arrange workers to work for more than ten hours a day, and there are few normal rest days. Some private enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises have not implemented the paid annual leave system.

Jun Guo pointed out that in some places, one-sided pursuit of GDP, quick success and instant benefit of enterprises, imbalance between labor and capital, and lack of labor supervision are important reasons. Many enterprises can learn from Foxconn. By working overtime, enterprises can gain more profits and become one of the top 500 companies in the world. Workers are unwilling to choose to solve labor disputes through legal channels for fear of procrastination, and take excessive actions, which has led to many group disputes and collective petitions.

Since 2007, there have been 13 cases of abnormal deaths of Foxconn employees. In less than five months in 2010, more than 10 employees chose suicide as an extreme way to bid farewell to this place that once made them full of hope. Looking back 30 years, China’s economic achievements are inseparable from its dependence on the demographic dividend, and Foxconn is a typical beneficiary. A large number of cheap and surplus migrant workers in southern cities of China provide low production costs for multinational companies’ factory transfer, and OEM is the most typical type of company that relies on the cost advantage model. Guo Taiming, founder of Foxconn, honestly explained the secret of the company’s prosperity: Foxconn’s rapid growth relies on "fourth-rate talents, third-rate management, second-rate equipment and first-class customers". However, times have changed, and this cost model, together with the fate of the country, is undergoing a severe test.

Review of Foxconn jumping off a building;

On November 5, 2010, a 23-year-old male worker in Foxconn Shenzhen Park committed suicide by jumping off a building.

In the early morning of May 27th, 2010, another employee committed suicide. It was verified that a male employee of about 20 years old did commit suicide by cutting his wrist in the dormitory area of Foxconn Hongtai at about 4 am. After being sent to Longhua People’s Hospital for emergency rescue, this employee is no longer life-threatening. "

On May 26th, 2010, at 11: 00 pm, the 12th employee jumped off a building in front of RT Mart Shopping Mall in Shenzhen Longhua Factory, and there was still blood. The deceased was a male in C2 dormitory. It is said that at 11: 32 pm on May 26, 2010, he received a phone call from an employee named Foxconn Yiye, saying that he saw a man lying on the ground at the entrance of the accommodation office of D2 dormitory building in Foxconn Longhua Park 10 minutes ago, and the scene was blocked.

In the early morning of May 25th, 2010, an employee of South China Training Center in Guanlan Park of Foxconn Technology Group fell to his death.

At 4: 50 on May 21, 2010, the "10th Jump" occurred in Foxconn that year, and the deceased was a 21-year-old male employee.

On May 14th, 2010, in Fuhua Dormitory near the north gate of Shenzhen Foxconn Longhua Factory, a Foxconn employee surnamed Liang fell to his death in the evening, and he was 21 years old.

At 7 o’clock on the evening of May 11th, 2010, in a residential building in Lane 11, Shuidou Fuhao New Village, Longhua Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen, a woman who rented the building suddenly climbed to the top of the eighth floor, then jumped down without saying a word and fell to the ground motionless. After that, 120 emergency personnel arrived at the scene to confirm that the woman had died.

At 4: 30 am on May 6, 2010, Foxconn reappeared the tragedy of jumping off a building. A 24-year-old male employee who had been employed for less than a year jumped off the balcony of the sixth floor room of Foxconn Longhua Headquarters Guest House, ending his young life.

At 5: 30 pm on April 7, 2010, an 18-year-old female worker surnamed Ning from Yunnan, Foxconn Guanlan Factory, fell to her death from the dormitory building outside the factory.

At 3 o’clock in the afternoon on April 6th, 2010, a female worker surnamed Rao from Jiangxi, who was under 19 years old, fell from the 7th floor of the dormitory building in Guanlan Factory of Foxconn, and was still being treated in the hospital.

At 3am on March 29th, 2010, a 23-year-old Hunan male worker who graduated from Xiangtan University in Foxconn Longhua Park was found dead in the aisle on the first floor of the J1 building of the dormitory building, and was later identified by the police as "falling to death before his death".

At 8 am on March 17, 2010, a woman surnamed Tian in Foxconn Longhua Park jumped from the dormitory building and fell.

At 9: 30 pm on March 11th, 2010, a 20-year-old male worker surnamed Li from Foxconn Longhua Base fell to his death on the 5th floor of C2 dormitory building in the living area.

On January 23rd, 2010, Ma Xiangqian, a 19-year-old employee, died in the dormitory of Foxconn South China Training Office.

On May 11th, 2013, a male employee of Chongqing Foxconn Fukang New Town Staff Dormitory jumped from the 13th floor and died on the spot.

On January 11th, 2014, a jump occurred in Room 401, Building 5, Tiancheng Apartment, Zhengzhou Airport Port Area, which became the first jump in 2014.