#its-factory

Microsoft is trying to make laid off Nokia employees feel better in the worst way possible

Microsoft is definitely not setting high standards for bedside manner when it comes to laying off Nokia employees. MarketWatch reports that Microsoft is trying to assuage anger in China over its plan to ax thousands of Nokia employees by offering laid off Chinese workers… wait for it… a free Nokia handset

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Samsung re-uses 'child labour' firm

Samsung will re-use a Chinese supplier suspended after evidence of child labour was found at its factory, but do 30% less business with it.

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Google’s Motorola Plans to Shutter Manufacturing Plant in Texas

Google Inc. (GOOG) ’s Motorola Mobility unit plans to shut down its factory in Texas after about a year amid the high cost of making smartphones in the U.S.

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Nokia to Retire 5,000 Workers at India Factory Amid Tax Dispute

Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) said about 5,000 workers at its factory in the southern Indian city of Chennai accepted a voluntary retirement plan after the company failed to resolve a tax dispute in the country.

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Samsung offers 'deep apology' and compensation to workers who've contracted incurable diseases

South Korean electronics giant Samsung has officially apologized over the illnesses and deaths of some of its factory workers. In a public statement, Samsung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh-hyun said “several workers at our production facilities suffered from leukemia and other incurable diseases, which also lead to some deaths.” Kwon said Samsung would make “appropriate compensation to those who …

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