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Huge Foxconn iPhone plant in China rocked by new worker unrest
Nikkei Asia ^

Posted on 11/23/2022 4:44:39 AM PST by FarCenter

Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in China, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows, footage uploaded on social media showed.

The rare scenes of open dissent in China mark an escalation of unrest at the massive factory in Zhengzhou city that has come to symbolize a dangerous build-up in frustration with the country's ultra-harsh COVID rules as well as inept handling of the situation by the world's largest contract manufacturer.

The trigger for the protests, which began early on Wednesday, appeared to be a plan to delay bonus payments, many of the demonstrators said on livestream feeds. The videos could not be immediately verified by Reuters.

"Give us our pay!" chanted workers who were surrounded by people in full hazmat suits, some carrying batons, according to footage from one video. Other footage showed tear gas being deployed and workers taking down quarantine barriers. Some workers had complained they were forced to share dormitories with colleagues who had tested positive for COVID-19.

Foxconn said in a statement it had fulfilled its payment contracts and that reports of staff with COVID-19 living on campus were "untrue."

"Regarding any violence, the company will continue to communicate with employees and the government to prevent similar incidents from happening again," the company added.

A source familiar with the situation in Zhengzhou said production at the plant was unaffected by the worker unrest and output remained "normal."

(Excerpt) Read more at asia.nikkei.com ...


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Foxconn is a Taiwanese company.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn

1 posted on 11/23/2022 4:44:39 AM PST by FarCenter
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To: FarCenter

I would like to see China’s real economic numbers.
Bank of China...

China hasn’t released GDP numbers for three straight quarters.


2 posted on 11/23/2022 4:49:00 AM PST by EEGator
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To: FarCenter

Uh oh COVID LOCKDOWN


3 posted on 11/23/2022 4:52:26 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: FarCenter

Foxconn, also known by its official name Hon Hai Precision Industry, is the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer, assembling gadgets for many international brands.

The Taiwanese tech giant, Apple’s principal subcontractor, recently saw a surge in Covid-19 cases at its Zhengzhou site, leading the company to shut the vast complex in a bid to keep the virus in check.

The huge facility of about 200,000 workers — dubbed “iPhone City” — has since been operating in a “closed loop” bubble.

Footage emerged this month of panicking workers fleeing the site on foot in the wake of allegations of poor conditions at the facility.

Multiple employees later recounted to AFP scenes of chaos and disorganisation at the complex of workshops and dormitories.

In the place of the fleeing workers, the firm has offered large bonuses and other incentives for employees who stayed as the local government bussed in fresh labourers in a bid to keep the factory afloat.

Apple this month acknowledged the lockdown had “temporarily impacted” production ahead of the holiday season at the Zhengzhou factory, the Taiwanese company’s crown jewel that churns out iPhones in quantities not seen anywhere else.

Foxconn is China’s biggest private sector employer, with more than a million people working across the country in about 30 factories and research institutes.

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20221123-violent-protests-break-out-at-china-s-largest-iphone-factory


4 posted on 11/23/2022 4:52:39 AM PST by FarCenter
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To: FarCenter

Too busy being woke to pay their employees.


5 posted on 11/23/2022 5:05:45 AM PST by ArcadeQuarters (Remember the 2020 backstabbers. No more RINOs ever!)
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To: ArcadeQuarters

#foxconn #iphone #apple #timcookccp
Violent protests break out at China’s largest iPhone factory

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20221123-violent-protests-break-out-at-china-s-largest-iphone-factory


6 posted on 11/23/2022 5:13:33 AM PST by Texan4Life
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To: FarCenter
Foxconn is a Taiwanese company.
It is until it's not anymore.
7 posted on 11/23/2022 6:24:04 AM PST by nicollo ("I said no!")
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To: FarCenter

Foxconn has comfy suicide nets at their plants to catch jumpers.


8 posted on 11/23/2022 7:56:43 PM PST by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: minnesota_bound

Nets Made in China


9 posted on 11/25/2022 5:53:12 AM PST by Texan4Life
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