Foxconn

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., trading as Foxconn Technology Group, is a Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturing company headquartered in Tucheng, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the world's largest electronics contractor manufacturer, and the third-largest information technology company by revenue.

Foxconn is primarily a contract manufacturer and its clients include major Chinese, American, Finnish, Japanese, and Canadian electronics and information technology companies. Notable products that the company manufactures include the BlackBerry,iPad,iPhone,Kindle,PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nokia and Wii U.

Foxconn has been involved in several controversies relating to how it manages employees in China. There has been a history of suicides at its factories blamed on working conditions. In January 2012, about 150 Foxconn employees threatened to commit mass-suicide in protest at their working conditions.

History

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. was founded in 1974 by Terry Gou as a manufacturer of electrical components (notably electrical connectors for computer components, which found use in the Atari 2600). Foxconn was originally a trade name of Hon Hai and a subsidiary later received the name. Hon Hai's first manufacturing plant in mainland China opened in Longhua, Shenzhen, in 1988.

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The Times of India 15 Apr 2025
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Foxconn in discussion with UP govt for 300 acres in Greater Noida for first North ...

Hindustan Times 15 Apr 2025
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The Guardian 15 Apr 2025
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The Economic Times 14 Apr 2025
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News18 14 Apr 2025
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