Tim Cook toured FoxConn factories during a trip to China. Picture: Ifeng Source: Supplied
APPLE CEO Tim Cook has paid another visit to the infamous FoxConn factories where seven workers killed themselves over conditions in the past year.
Mr Cook - who visited the facilities in 2010 when reports of the suicides first emerged - posed with workers for pictures published on Chinese news sites.
He is in the country for talks with China Telecom to discuss strengthening the cooperation between the companies, Ifeng reported.
Cook talked with workers and posed for photos at China's FoxConn factories where Apple products are built. Picture: Ifeng
Source: Supplied
FoxConn was the site of nine suicide attempts and seven confirmed deaths over the past year. An estimated 360 workers reportedly threatened suicide last year after their requests for a salary increase were rejected.
Apple has taken steps to improve working conditions, including refusing to use suppliers that employ underage workers and joining the Fair Labour Association (FLA), a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving global work conditions.
China made up 16 per cent of worldwide Apple sales in the fourth quarter of last year, making up to $4.5 billion.
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