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  How an iPad is made: Daisey critic Rob Schmitz gets exclusive look inside Shenzhen factory (video)

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 11, 2012 09:16 pm + 62 comments

  Marketplace correspondent Rob Schmitz, who gained attention for challenging Mike Daisey's accounts Continue reading…

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  Foxconn to take largest stake in Sharp's Osaka LCD plant, says Nikkei

  By Sam Byford on April 10, 2012 05:21 am + 2 comments

  Last month, Sharp sold 46.5 percent of its LCD production business in Sakai, Osaka to Foxconn, Continue reading…

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  Reporter visits Foxconn factory in China, while Apple's competitors stay quiet

  By Sam Byford on April 9, 2012 04:21 am + 49 comments

  A reporter has been granted rare access to Foxconn's Longhua iPad production facility in Shenzhen, Continue reading…

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  Foxconn workers unhappy with shorter working weeks

  By Jamie Keene on March 30, 2012 02:28 pm + 189 comments

  Foxconn might have been forced to make some changes as its labor conditions were put under the Continue reading…

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  Apple, Foxconn agree to hire 'tens of thousands' new workers and 'clamp down' on overtime

  By Ross Miller on March 29, 2012 04:52 pm + 57 comments

  Right on cue alongside the Fair Labor Association's report on Foxconn worker conditions, Apple has Continue reading…

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  Tim Cook visits Foxconn's newest iPhone production line in Zhengzhou

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 29, 2012 04:22 am + 47 comments

  Following Tim Cook's meetings with China's Executive Vice-Premier Li Keqiang earlier this week, the Continue reading…

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  Did Foxconn invest in Sharp to build Apple TVs?

  By T.C. Sottek on March 28, 2012 11:36 am + 65 comments

  Bloomberg Businessweek reports that the planned $1.6 billion investment in Sharp by Taiwan's Hon Hai Continue reading…

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  Foxconn and Hon Hai report record Q4 2011 earnings: $1 billion in net income with $35.8 billion in revenue

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 28, 2012 11:31 am + 18 comments

  Despite spending much of 2011 mired in controversy over reports of poor working conditions, Hon Hai Continue reading…

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  Sharp enters manufacturing partnership with Foxconn to ensure business sustainability

  By Sam Byford on March 27, 2012 06:22 am + 2 comments

  Sharp has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Foxconn that will see the Taiwan-based company Continue reading…

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  Mike Daisey issues first actual apology for his monologue, says he 'violated trust'

  By T.C. Sottek on March 26, 2012 08:42 pm + 55 comments

  In a new blog post, besmirched playwright Mike Daisey apologizes for the methods behind his c Continue reading…