iPhone factory asks staff to sign anti-suicide vow

APPLE manufacturer Foxconn has reportedly urged its workers in southern China to promise in writing not to kill themselves as it battles to stem a spate of factory suicides.

Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn’s Taiwanese parent company Hon Hai Precision, apologised for the suicides after flying into the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen aboard his private jet for a hastily arranged media tour.

“I give my apologies for the impact this has had on society,” Gou said, adding: “I will try all I can do to save lives.”