Apple provider Foxlink , a maker of iPhone cable connectors , disputed claims on Friday that a party prole committed self-annihilation after being abnegate a leave of absence , instead paint a picture that drug use may have played a function in the worker ’s death .
On Sept. 29 , the worker , He Cheng , settle to his last from a Foxlink mill building turn up in the Chinese city of Dongguan . The dupe ’s family title thedeath was a suicide , bring on by the factory management refusing to give the proletarian three Clarence Day of personal farewell to wait on a family reunion .
Taiwan - ground Foxlink , however , said the drive of death was still nameless , and refuted reports that the company had refuse giving the prole personal parting while imperil to trim back his pay .
“ Because the employee Mr. He was suspected of using psychoactive drug over the long - term , the movement of destruction is currently under investigating by the police , ” accord to a statement from Foxlink ’s Fugang Electronics , which operates the factory .
The ship’s company further added that it was “ too bad ” family members had come away misunderstanding the situation due to their pain in the neck over He ’s death .
Last workweek , family members present outside the Foxlink factory in China , displaying a standard that alleged the company had killed He , and exact compensation of up to 1.2 million Mongol dynasty ( US$ 190,017 ) . A video recording of the protest wasposted online , but police were quick to detain the family , said He ’s sister , who added that Foxlink was only uncoerced to give 40,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan in recompense .
A cousin of He said on Friday that the dispute with Foxlink had been settled , but declined to give detail . When ask about Foxlink ’s call that He could have been using drugs , the cousin replied , “ It ’s not important . We have been facing this painful ordeal , but now we ’ve reach an agreement with the troupe . ”
He , who had already been sick before his destruction , had been solve 14 hours to 15 hours a day at the factory , said his sister in a previous audience . Company direction had refused to give him the personal leave of absence , due to high requirement for iPhone 5 accessories , she tot up .
Foxlink is led by the brother of Terry Guo , the CEO of Foxconn , another major supplier of Apple that see a drawstring of worker self-destruction occur at company mill in China in 2010 . In reply to He ’s felo-de-se , Foxlink ’s Fugang Electronics said it would improve measures to take care of its workers ’ health .
