The Chinese government has expressed concern over a series of employee suicides at a factory which makes electronic products including Apple's iPod and iPad.
So far this year nine Foxconn workers at the Taiwan-owned Foxconn plant in the southern city of Shenzhen have died after jumping from buildings.
Another employee committed suicide at a plant in northern China.
Critics have said employees at the factory are forced to work extended hours for low pay in sweatshop conditions.
A spokesman for China's state council said on Wednesday officials were working with Foxconn to implement effective measures to avoid further deaths.
"We welcome and encourage Taiwan companies to invest in the mainland," Yang Yi said in a statement.
"We also hope the employers would take care of their employees."
California-based Apple computers has said it is also evaluating steps taken by Foxconn to prevent further suicides.
'Saddened'
In a statement to the AFP news agency on Wednesday, Apple - which is preparing to launch its iPad computer tablet in countries outside the US on Friday - said it was committed to making sure workers in its supply chain were safe and treated
with respect.
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