Steps taken by supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., to tackle a topical spate of suicides at the Taiwan-based Company's factory in southern China, are being autonomously investigated and scrutinized by Apple Inc.

The proclamation is the first direct public acknowledgment by Apple over the suicides by a client of Hon Hai, which along with its subsidiaries and affiliates, also goes by the trade name Foxconn.

Apple stated, "We are saddened and upset by the recent suicides at Foxconn. Apple is deeply committed to ensuring that conditions throughout our supply chain are safe and workers are treated with respect and dignity. We are in direct contact with Foxconn senior management and we believe they are taking this matter very seriously”.

With an employment of more than 800,000 workers in China, Taiwan-listed Hon Hai is the world's leading electronics contract manufacturer by revenue. It works to assemble products such as the iPhone and MacBook for Apple, plus supplementary gadgets and personal computers for a swarm of big brands including Dell Inc., Sony Corp., and Nokia Corp.

The major rush of these workers come from Shenzhen, and after nine employees were reported dead in the Shenzhen factory complex this year after falls from buildings, Apple rose up to speak about the matter. Most of the deaths were suicides, as reported, and led to the inquisitiveness about the working conditions at the facility, albeit the treatment of workers was defended by the Company.