Foxconn: Impact of globalization on working conditions. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd, which operates under the group name Foxconn Technology or as the media calls it, Foxconn has recently been in the media spotlight due to labor issues that surfaced within the organization. Foxconn is a major equipment manufacturer supplying electronics giants like Blackberry, Apple, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation and Nintendo Wii. The Internet contains several articles and controversies regarding deplorable working conditions and cases of worker suicides. Foxconn has factories in Asia, Europe, Mexico and South America. Why was only the Chinese company Foxoconn in the spotlight and not any other country? Although Chinese factories are the largest factories in China, these factories also have dormitories and other infrastructure to accommodate workers and allow workers to return at the end of the 12-hour shift to relax and unwind. recharge for the next shift. A quarter of employees live in these dormitories. My case study will analyze how different news sources revealed to the world the global sweatshop and the reactions of companies that used Foxconn to manufacture electronic products. The Chinese newspaper portrayed Foxconn employees as having social and psychological reasons leading to suicide, while US news showed it was a human rights violation. Neither acknowledged the social justice and global economic aspects or the steps taken by electronics giants to address the problems facing Wuhan, China. Central facts and assumptions The central facts for Foxconn involved the protest of 150 of the 32,000 residents. employees of its campus in the city of Wuhan in China and suicides around age 18...... middle of paper ......rticle2/0,2817,2402391,00.aspChina Labor Watch. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/: http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/pro/proshow-127.htmlGreene, J. (September 25, 2012). CNet.com. Retrieved from http://www.cnet.com/news/riots-suicides-and-other-issues-in-foxconns-iphone-factories/National Chamber Foundation. (March 2012). Corporate responsibility and sustainable economic development in China. 7-12. Sethi, S.P. (2012). Two faces of Apple. Carnegie Council. Shanghai, MM (May 27, 2010). Inside the Foxconn suicide factory. Retrieved from The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/china-business/7773011/A-look-inside-the-Foxconn-suicide-factory.htmlThe Telegraph. (August 22, 2012). Retrieved from www.telegraph.co.uk: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9492839/Apple-and-Foxconn-improve-conditions-says-watchdog.html