Foxconn increases compensation to family of worker who committed suicide

Foxconn hasn't exactly been helping itself much lately in the sad case of an employee of the company who committed suicide after apparently misplacing an iPhone prototype, with it first noting that the worker had a history of misplacing such prototypes, and then going on to offer his family a rather meager compensation of $44,000 and a free Apple laptop. It now looks to be trying to improve things somewhat, however, with a Foxconn official saying that the company has now agreed to pay Sun Danyong's parents 360,000 yuan (or about $52,600) in compensation up front, plus an additional 30,000 yuan (or $4,385) every year thereafter. Of course, that official is speaking on the condition of anonymity, so things could still well change, and it goes without saying that this likely won't be the last we hear of this story.

[NachoPATA Posted Jul 28th 2009 1:48PM]

I still don't understand why they are paying his family for his self inflicted permanent vacation.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2009 2:16PM]

It seems to me that this story is getting more attention than it deserves only because it involves a certain fruit labeled product prototype...........

[Woody Posted Jul 28th 2009 2:25PM]

some cover up may be involved. and the fact that it happened in communist china.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2009 3:00PM]

Outside of the parties involved, no one cares. But if you guys insist on making this a story you need to add some pizazz. Make shit up like the Onion.

[Woody Posted Jul 28th 2009 4:50PM]

please shut up, apple/foxconn rep. thank you.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2009 3:12PM]

Palm should spin this into some kind of Blood Diamond-esque tale about how you shouldn't buy the iPhone. The only problem is the fact that they probably use the factory down the street....

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2009 7:03PM]

Palm uses Foxconn (or rather, their subsidiary) too. See http://www.precentral.net/palm-pre-manufactured-cmcsfoxconn.

[restoration85 Posted Jul 28th 2009 4:06PM]

i'm tired of seeing this image on engadget. Aren't there other photos that could be used for this ongoing story?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2009 4:43PM]

The family of the iPhone factory worker is being paid to shut-up. This is a 'homicide", not a suicide.

I guess buying goods created in a SweatShop isn't so bad after reading this.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 28th 2009 4:56PM]

u kno the more money they give his family the worse they look and just goes to show they are guilty of somethin and are trying to cover it up..

[000000 Posted Jul 29th 2009 8:23AM]

exactly