The impact of Foxconn’s decision to raise wages at its Shenzhen campus could have longer-term repercussions.

As the New York Times reports today, workers in the region appear emboldened, with Honda plant workers staging a walkout, TPV Technology contemplating raises, and the entire contract manufacturing industry under the world media microscope.

Foxconn itself seems to be reconsidering the scope of its agenda, with a spokesman saying that the all-in-one model might not be the best going forward.

Let’s hope the death of the dozen (and counting) workers is not in vain.