Foxconn CEO defends labor practices in wake of protest

Source: Computerworld

By Michael Kan IDG News Service

Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group has been on the receiving end of continued criticism over its factories' labor conditions for years. But on Thursday, the company's CEO let loose his outrage over the complaints.

"Our workers very much love to work at this company," Terry Gou said. "If I put out a recruitment poster, crowds of people will come. We're not afraid that we can't hire workers."

Gou made the comments at Foxconn's annual shareholders' meeting at the company's headquarters in Taipei. A few hours earlier, outside the building, a small group of representatives of labor protection groups from Taiwan and Hong Kong had protested.

Bearing posters and signs, the 20 or so protestors had come to Taipei to allege that Foxconn's factories were sweatshops. During the demonstration, a group of Foxconn employees, chanting their love for the company, arrived to confront the protesters.

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Protesters gather outside Foxconn headquarters in Taipei on Thursday, where the company was holding its annual shareholders' meeting Credit: Michael Kan/IDG News Service

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