Video from Foxconn shows the making of an iPad

The electronics manufacturing company known as Foxconn has — for all the wrong reasons — become quite the hot button topic as of late.

Its production of industry-leading gadgets such as the iPad has taken a back seat to reports of employee abuse and poor working conditions.

"It was shocking to hear that the device associated with (re)birthing an entire market segment, one that's so close to perfection, was created in such dire circumstances," shares Damien Scott on Complex.com. "The whole ordeal left us wanting to check out the work floor with our own eyes. Now, thanks to American Public Media's Marketplace.org, we can."

Rob Scmitz, Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief, became only the second reporter to gain access to the factory floor at Foxconn, documenting the production of the iPad with his accompanying video crew.

"You'll see workers putting the motherboard together, installing and then testing the display, and some other tasks," highlights Scott. "Watching the video, it's easy to see how people can go crazy doing this work for hours and hours on end. "