The Foxconn workers who went on strike Friday returned to work on Saturday, according to .

It's hard to even verify situations like a rumored strike in China because of the way the government such as Facebook, Twitter and Google, which might perpetuate things such as a photo of a work stoppage, notes Roger Kay, tech market analyst and founder and CEO of Endpoint Technologies.

"We do know that there's labor issues in general in China," Kay says. "It's clear from the , it's clear from strikes that have occurred, so whether or not this particular strike was minor and cleaned up quickly or major and ongoing, we know there is an issue there. It's not just Foxconn but it's the Chinese manufacturing system in general that's in question."

He expects Foxconn and other manufacturers will increasingly deal with worker complaints, which have drawn interest beyond its borders. "As labor gets more entitled it demands more in terms of work hours, work conditions and wages and it adds expense to the bill of materials," he says.