Recently Apple factories in China have been out of control. The reason for this is there has been numerous accounts of Chinese factory workers commiting suicide. There has also been a plant explosion which cause some deaths. It is believed that Apple has been dealing with suicides in Chinese factories since 1990. Apples former CEO Steve Jobs said that the suicides were troubling but insised that it is not a sweatshop. Steve Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011.