Foxconn explosion, another bloody lesson to learn

Last Friday, an explosion at a facility owned by Foxconn, Apple’s main manufacturing contractor, killed three employees and injured 15. The blast is still being investigated and Foxconn has said that “should the ongoing investigation…

China urges factory safety after iPad plant blast

BEIJING — Beijing urged Foxconn Technology Group and other Taiwanese companies on Wednesday to ensure safety in their mainland China factories after a fatal blast at a facility that makes Apple iPads. Last Friday’s explosion…

Families say Foxconn not cooperating

  The official death toll rose to three Sunday from the Friday explosion at a Foxconn factory in Chengdu, Sichuan Province as authorities announced an investigation was still under way and provided no information on…