China: Apple Factory Riot Points to More Labor Troubles

This week’s riot at Foxconn, a Taiwanese-owned factory in China that manufactures electronics for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and other Western firms, spells trouble for China, which has seen a recent trend of foreign manufacturers pulling out of the country and moving operations to other countries with lower wages. Although Apple probably has too much invested to pull out of China, the Foxconn riot will increase international criticism of the company over conditions in its factories.

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