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What is behind Foxconn’s iPhone factory China woes?
29Nov By adminNo Comments
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What is behind Foxconn’s iPhone factory China woes?

[ad_1] Mistrust, miscommunication, COVID curbs. When officials from his Chinese village approached Hou last month, urging him to work at the world's largest iPhone factory for at least twice the usual pay, he knew it was risky.Tens of thousands of workers had fled the plant in central China in previous weeks and violent protests had erupted over a COVID-19 lockdown and confusion over hiring bonuses. But Hou, 24, who asked to be identified only by his family name, told Reuters he took the job at the Zhengzhou plant belonging to Foxconn, Apple's biggest iPhone maker, making 70% of iPhones globally. The crisis could cut production for November at the factory by at least 30%, a Foxconn source told Reuters on Thursday, a development that has hit Apple's share price.The plant owned by Taiwa...
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Foxconn says ‘technical error’ occurred when hiring workers at major iPhone plant in China
24Nov By adminNo Comments
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Foxconn says ‘technical error’ occurred when hiring workers at major iPhone plant in China

[ad_1] Apple's major supplier Foxconn said on Thursday a "technical error" occurred when hiring new recruits at a major iPhone factory in China. Apple's major supplier Foxconn said on Thursday a "technical error" occurred when hiring new recruits at a major iPhone factory in China and offered an apology, one day after the company was rocked by fresh worker unrest.Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in China's Zhengzhou, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows, footage uploaded on social media showed. The company said in a statement it will continue to communicate with employees and try its best to solve concerns and demands by them.  [ad_2] Source link
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Violence at China iPhone plant as FURIOUS workers smash spy cameras
23Nov By adminNo Comments
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Violence at China iPhone plant as FURIOUS workers smash spy cameras

[ad_1] In shocking scenes of violence, men wielding sticks smashed surveillance cameras and windows at an Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn plant in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou. In shocking scenes of violence, men wielding sticks smashed surveillance cameras and windows at an Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn plant in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou.  Scenes broadcast live on the Kuaishou short video platform showed on Wednesday.Hundreds of workers protested at the campus, home to the world's largest iPhone factory, where many chanted "give us our pay". They were surrounded by people in full hazmat suits, some carrying batons. The images, which could not immediately be verified by Reuters, come after weeks of turmoil which have seen scores of employees flee the factory over COVID-19 controls....
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Apple supplier Foxconn adjusts production to avoid holiday blues
10Nov By adminNo Comments
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Apple supplier Foxconn adjusts production to avoid holiday blues

[ad_1] Apple supplier Foxconn said on Thursday it expected smartphone revenue to fall this quarter and is adjusting production to prevent recent COVID-19 curbs. Apple Inc supplier Foxconn said on Thursday it expected smartphone revenue to fall this quarter and is adjusting production to prevent recent COVID-19 curbs at a massive iPhone factory in China from impacting holiday orders.Foxconn has grabbed headlines in recent weeks, with tight virus restrictions at its Zhengzhou plant, the world's largest iPhone factory, disrupting production and fuelling concerns over the impact of China's virus policy on global supply chains. The plant in China's industrial hub employs about 200,000 people. Speaking on an earnings call, Chairman Liu Young-way said the Christmas and Lunar New Year holiday...
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Foxconn working ‘at fastest speed’ to restore vast China plant
10Nov By adminNo Comments
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Foxconn working ‘at fastest speed’ to restore vast China plant

[ad_1] Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn said it was working quickly to resume full production at its giant factory in central China before the crucial holiday season. Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn, a principal Apple subcontractor, said Thursday it was working quickly to resume full production at its giant factory in central China before the crucial holiday season. 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. Most of its factories are in China, particularly the eastern city of Zhengzhou where lockdowns were imposed last month, in line with Beijing's zero-Covid policy, after a spike in infections. The huge facility of some 200,000 workers -- dubbed "iPhone...
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