Foxconn said Apple’s main supplier on Thursday A “technical errorWhen hiring recruits in COVID-hit iPhone factory in China apologized to workers after the company was rocked by new labor unrest.
The men smashed the surveillance cameras and clashed with Safety personnel hundreds of Workers protested at the world’s largest iPhone factory in Zhengzhou city on Wednesday, in Rare sightings of open opposition in China raised claims of Late pay and frustration over Severe COVID-19 restrictions.
said the workers in Video trading on social media They have been informed that Foxconn intends to delay bonus payments. some workers also Complained that they were forced to share Dormitories with colleagues who The test result was positive for COVID-19.
“our team He was looking into it and found out technically error happened during the setup process,” Foxconn said in Statement indicating employment of new Workers.
“We’re sorry. We apologize for input error in The computer system And the guarantee That the actual salary is the same as agreed and official Employment posters.
The latest Communication disturbances have revealed problems and distrust of Foxconn management among some employees, with Some workers blame the company of It does not work effectively to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and then mislead them over wages.
Foxconn apology on Thursday was about-face From the day before when she said she had fulfilled her payment contracts.
The biggest protests are dead down By Thursday the company was communicating with working staff in Smaller protests, a familiar source at Foxconn with He told Reuters.
The person said the company has reached “preliminary agreements.” with employees resolve The dispute and production continued at the factory on Thursday.
The Taiwanese company said it would respect its wishes of recruits who wanted To resign and leave the factory campus and provide them with “care benefits”. screenshot of A letter to Foxconn employees, seen by Reuters, showed the benefits amounting to 10,000 yuan ($1,400) per worker.
Zhengzhou announced on on Wednesday that it would conduct mass coronavirus tests as reported by China record 31444 new daily cases of Locally acquired COVID-19.
Apple risks
In some ways, Foxconn’s Zhengzhou factory works like a small city. home to over 200,000 workers, the complex has dormitories, restaurants, basketball courts, and a football The stadium is across its sprawling 1.4 million square meter facility.
The factory that makes Apple Inc. devices. Including iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, accounts for 70% of iPhone shipments worldwide.
Foxconn workers told Reuters that the Apple supplier used an apartment complex near the factory house Infected workers and their close contacts during an outbreak first appeared in October.
Apple said it has employees at the factory and is “working closely.” with Foxconn to ensure Their employees’ concerns are being addressed.”
Several shareholder activists told Reuters that the protests demonstrated the risks Apple is taking with its adoption on manufacturing in China.
Heavy reliance of apple on China, both (consumer) market And as her place of Christina O’Connell said: senior manager for SumOfUs, a non-profit corporation accountability group.
Reuters previously reported that iPhone production at the Zhengzhou factory could drop by up to 30%. in November after labor unrest last month, which Foxconn aims to resume full production there by second half of the month.
Apple has warned that it expects shipments to drop of The distinctive iPhone 14 models than previously expected.
Workers’ unrest and discontent have rocked the factory since October.
Some employees have fled campus rather than undergo the so-called Foxconn closed loop systemwhich requires workers live And the work on-Site.
Foxconn shares Closed up 0.5% on Thursday, for a gain of 1.2% in the widest market.
