Microsoft investigated a workers protest at its contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group

Last week, about 150 workers at a Foxconn factory in Wuhan protested by gathering above the rooftop of a building. The workers had threatened to jump off and commit suicide if Foxconn did not meet their compensation demands, according to Chinese media reports.

Microsoft said it had conducted its own investigation by talking with the workers and the Foxconn management. "It is our understanding that the worker protest was related to staffing assignments and transfer policies, not working conditions," the company said in a statement. "Due to regular production adjustments, Foxconn offered the workers the option of being transferred to alternative production lines or resigning and receiving all salary and bonuses due, according to length of service."

  Microsoft Investigates Worker Protest at Foxconn Factory in China