On Tuesday, the Cupertino, California-based company said its earnings jumped 15% in the third quarter - growth propelled by laptop and iPhone sales. The hot-selling iPhone has helped make Apple immune to the global recession. "We require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect." "We are saddened by the tragic loss of this young employee, and we are awaiting results of the investigations into his death," Tan said. Jill Tan, an Apple spokeswoman in Hong Kong, issued only a brief statement about the incident. In the early morning of July 16, Sun jumped from the 12th floor of his apartment building, the paper said. His friends said company security guards searched his apartment, detained him and beat him, the paper reported. Sun was responsible for sending iPhone prototypes to Apple, and on July 13 he reported that he was missing one of the 16 fourth-generation units in his possession, the newspaper reported. Apple is also a constant target of prying journalists, rabidly faithful customers and competitors who make great efforts to try to steal a peek at its latest technology. There's tremendous pressure on employees dealing with Apple's new products to maintain a high-level secrecy over the gadgets, traditionally launched amid great suspense and a big marketing buzz.
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Although Apple and Foxconn have confirmed Sun's suicide, they have not provided details about the circumstances, which have been reported by the state-run Southern Metropolis Daily, one of the region's most popular papers.