Foxconn true to form.

Taiwan technology giant Foxconn has apologised over comments by chief Terry Gou allegedly comparing workers to animals, a report said.

Gou drew criticism on online news forums and discussion sites after he was quoted by Taiwanese media as saying "I have a headache how to manage one million animals" at the company's year-end party in Taipei Zoo earlier this month.

Foxconn is the largest maker of computer components and assembles products for Apple - including the iPhone - plus Sony and Nokia. It employs about one million workers in China.

Herald

This has been globally reported, and pretty much is in accord with Foxconn's approach to its workers in China and elsewhere. Such is the brave new world of global value chains. Think about this when you are playing with your iPhone.