On January 23, 2010, Foxconn employee Ma Xiangqian committed suicide by jumping off his dorm building. Starting from then, a total of 13 workers with Taiwanese technology company Foxconn committed suicide in the first half of the year, resulting in 10 deaths. The suicide cluster was believed to be caused by long working hours, low salaries and high pressure at Foxconn plants. On May 26, Foxconn Chairman Terry Guo apologized to public about the string of suicide and vows to beef up safety in his factory. On June 8, Foxconn announced it will raise salaries for assembly workers at its production base in Shenzhen by 66% to 2,000 yuan per month as of October 1, 2010.

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