After a grandeur tour led by the chairperson of Foxconn Terry Gou with 100 psychiatrists and 200 reporters in its Shenzhen factories in the Guangdong Province, China, the thrilling atmosphere still hovers around workers as another Foxconn worker jumped to his death May 26 night, the 12th alleged suicide, local media reports said.



The death of this worker marked a spate of suspected suicides which left 10 dead and 2 severely injured. RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong) quoted Xinhua News Agency reports, saying that a worker was found dead in front of the D2 dormitory in Foxconn’s Long Hua factory. The primary supplier for Apple products had confirmed the news.



Terry Gou on Wednesday apologized for the alleged suicidal tragedies after flying to Shenzhen with his private jet for a quickly arranged media tour. He bowed several times and promised to withdraw the original plan demanding staff not to take their own lives. Gou also noted some of the victims had personal issues that he could not help them.



Gou also defended the company’s personnel management and noted that necessary measures to prevent suicides like psychological counseling and mutual aid groups are already underway.

