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Over 20,000 new hires have left Apple supplier Foxconn’s iPhone plant in China -source
25Nov By adminNo Comments
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Over 20,000 new hires have left Apple supplier Foxconn’s iPhone plant in China -source

[ad_1] More than 20,000 employees, most of them were new hires not yet working on the production line, have left Apple supplier Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant. More than 20,000 employees, most of them were new hires not yet working on the production line, have left Apple supplier Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant in China, a Foxconn source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. The person said the departure was set to complicate the company's previous target to resume full production by the end of November, following worker unrest that rocked production of the world's largest iPhone factory. Foxconn unrest risks iPhone shipments, weighs on Apple shares Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in China is set to see a further reduction in November shipments after the latest bout of worker u...
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China’s ‘iPhone city’ under Covid lockdown after violent clashes
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China’s ‘iPhone city’ under Covid lockdown after violent clashes

[ad_1] Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world's largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers furious over pay. Authorities have ordered residents of eight districts in Zhengzhou, in the central province of Henan, not to leave the area for the next five days, setting up barriers around "high-risk" apartment buildings and checkpoints to restrict travel. There have been only a handful of coronavirus cases in the city but under China's zero-Covid policy even tiny outbreaks can spark gruelling lockdowns, travel restrictions and mass testing. The lockdown in Zhengzhou follows protests by hundreds of employees over conditions and pay at Foxconn's vast iPhone factory on the outskirts of the city, with images of fres...
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China orders Covid lockdown in Zhengzhou city after iPhone factory protests
24Nov By adminNo Comments
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China orders Covid lockdown in Zhengzhou city after iPhone factory protests

[ad_1] While addressing the presser on Wednesday evening, the city authority asked its residents in the downtown area to stay at home from Friday till next Tuesday. Chinese city Zhengzhou, which is home to a flagship iPhone factory, has imposed a COVID-19 lockdown in several districts after a series of protests erupted at the key facility, according to the Global Times.While addressing the presser on Wednesday evening, the city authority asked its residents in the downtown area to stay at home from Friday till next Tuesday as the new cases found at the community level remain high, Global Times reported. This comes amid the protest that erupted at Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in Zhengzhou city where men and women were captured in the footage marching with some of them confronted by ...
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Female iPhone Factory Worker Walked 25 Miles to Escape Covid Lockdown in China
1Nov By adminNo Comments
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Female iPhone Factory Worker Walked 25 Miles to Escape Covid Lockdown in China

[ad_1] It was Sunday when Dong Wanwan decided to give up her job at the world’s largest iPhone factory and walk home. It was Sunday when Dong Wanwan decided to give up her job at the world's largest iPhone factory and walk home.The 20-year-old had been working for the past three months on the production lines at Foxconn Technology Group's factory in Zhengzhou, one of tens of thousands helping put together Apple Inc. iPhones that would be sent around the globe. It was a coveted job, among the country's best-paid blue-collar gigs. Then Covid began spreading on the manufacturing campus. The factory went into a “closed loop,” walling off the giant complex from the outside world. Trash piled up in hallways. Food was harder to come by. Many who got infected said they were forced to subsist ...
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China Locks Down Almost 1 Million People Near iPhone Factory
17Oct By adminNo Comments
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China Locks Down Almost 1 Million People Near iPhone Factory

[ad_1] The iPhone manufacturing hub of Zhengzhou locked down one of its most-populated districts to tame a virus flareup. The iPhone manufacturing hub of Zhengzhou locked down one of its most-populated districts to tame a virus flareup, with creeping restrictions throughout China underscoring the constant threat of disruption companies face while the country sticks to Covid Zero. Almost 1 million residents of Zhongyuan district were ordered to stay at home starting Monday, except for when they need to undergo Covid testing, and non-essential businesses have been shut, according to a government notice. The wider restrictions follow the lockdown of some neighborhoods last week, catching many people by surprise after officials had said there wouldn't be a citywide lockdown. iPhone m...
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More Chinese Cities To Impose Lockdown To Show Loyalty To Xi: Report
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More Chinese Cities To Impose Lockdown To Show Loyalty To Xi: Report

[ad_1] Covid: Thirty-three Chinese cities are currently under partial or full lockdowns, reports said. (File)Beijing: Ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the entire country seems to join the lockdown as party workers and government officials rush to eradicate infections at all costs in order to show loyalty in the final countdown to President Xi Jinping's expected third term.While the major parts of the world are enjoying their everyday life, China is still stuck with COVID "Zero Policy", The Hong Kong Post (HKP) reported.Thirty-three cities are currently under partial or full lockdowns, reported CNN citing Chinese financial magazine Caixin. Experts say more cities are likely to be added in the coming weeks.Experts feel that if the large-scale epidemic br...
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