Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group) — Ethics Grade D

Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group) receives an overall ethics grade of D (34/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Telecommunications. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 15
• privacy: 60
• consumer: 50
• environment: 40
• humanRights: 25

Documented incidents (3)

• Zhengzhou Factory Protests (high, 2022) — Violent protests broke out over unpaid bonuses and unsafe living conditions during COVID-19 lockdowns at the 'iPhone City' factory.
• Illegal Student Overtime (medium, 2019) — Foxconn was found to be using student interns working illegal overtime hours to meet production quotas for Amazon and Apple products.
• Toxic Waste Dumping (medium, 2018) — Investigations in Vietnam and China linked Foxconn subsidiaries to the illegal discharge of heavy metals and chemicals into local waterways.

Documented good deeds

• Renewable Energy Transition — Foxconn increased its green energy usage to 40% of its total power consumption across global operations.

Ethical alternatives

• Fairphone — Ethical smartphone manufacturer with fair labor practices and repairability focus.