To address the reported health and safety problems, Foxconn will begin reporting all accidents resulting in an injury. FLA said Foxconn has already corrected a number of health and safety problems including lack of or faulty personal protective equipment.
Because of Foxconn's size and prominence in tech manufacturing, and the fact that the changes have been spearheaded by Apple, the FLA has suggested that the move could set the de facto standard for conditions in the Chinese manufacturing industry.
FLA president Auret van Heerden told Reuters that Foxconn and Apple have “set the bar for the rest of the [consumer electronics] sector.”
But US-based advocacy group China Labor Watch has criticized the FLA report and Foxconn's reponse as failing to address employees' primary concerns.
Some Foxconn workers also complained to the news agency that their salaries are likely to be affected by the reduction in overtime, despite Foxconn's assertion to the contrary.