Watch: Violence breaks out at China iPhone factory, Foxconn issues statement
2 years, 1 month ago

Watch: Violence breaks out at China iPhone factory, Foxconn issues statement

Live Mint  

Under the strict Zero Covid policy of the Chinese government, several incidences of violent protest by commoners have emerged from time to time. Hundreds of workers at Apple Inc.’s main iPhone-making plant in China clashed with security personnel, as tensions boiled over after almost a month under tough restrictions intended to quash a Covid outbreak. Foxconn on Wednesday confirmed the occurrence of the outbreak of "violence" at its vast plant in central China, after footage emerged of workers clashing with security personnel in protests at the factory. “Current production at Foxconn's iPhone plant in China's Zhengzhou is unaffected by worker unrest and production remains 'normal'”, a person familiar with the matter had told Reuters on Wednesday. According to Bloomberg, workers at the Foxconn Technology Group plant streamed out of dormitories in the early hours of Wednesday, jostling and pushing past the white-clad guards they vastly outnumbered, according to videos sent by a witness to portions of the protest.

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Foxconn's Zhengzhou Facility Back At 90 Per Cent Capacity As Covid Curbs Subside
2 years ago

Foxconn's Zhengzhou Facility Back At 90 Per Cent Capacity As Covid Curbs Subside

ABP News  

Apple Inc.’s biggest main production partner, Foxconn Technology Group, has brought the world’s largest iPhone plant to about 90 per cent of anticipated peak capacity, as reported by news agency Bloomberg. According to the report, Foxconn’s plant in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou is now operating with roughly 200,000 employees, the official Henan Daily reported, citing Foxconn executive Vic …

iPhone maker Foxconn's Covid-hit China plant to resume production: Report
2 years ago

iPhone maker Foxconn's Covid-hit China plant to resume production: Report

Hindustan Times  

Foxconn's COVID-hit iPhone plant in China's Zhengzhou city is almost back to full production, with its December shipments reaching about 90% of initial plans, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. iPhone maker Foxconn's Covid-hit China plant to resume production: Report Foxconn, formally Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, declined to comment. Production at the world's largest manufacturing …

Foxconn Eases Most Of Its Anti-Covid Curbs At China's Zhengzhou Facility
2 years ago

Foxconn Eases Most Of Its Anti-Covid Curbs At China's Zhengzhou Facility

ABP News  

Foxconn Technology Group, which assembles most iPhones for Apple Inc., is easing most of its anti-Covid curbs at its factory in Zhengzhou, China, as reported by news agency Bloomberg. Foxconn, whose formal name is Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, said it is now ending its “point-to-point” system, in which it required employees to restrict their daily movements to between their …

Foxconn to ease COVID-19 curbs in Chinese iPhone factory
2 years ago

Foxconn to ease COVID-19 curbs in Chinese iPhone factory

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The company that assembles Apple Inc.’s iPhones has announced it is easing COVID-19 restrictions at its largest factory in China that led thousands of workers to quit and drastically slowed production. Foxconn Technology Group said in a statement on one of its official WeChat social media accounts that it would end the so-called “closed loop” system at …

Foxconn iPhone factory continues to face protests over China's 'Zero COVID' policy
2 years ago

Foxconn iPhone factory continues to face protests over China's 'Zero COVID' policy

Op India  

Foxconn, Apple’s largest supplier, has faced unending chaos in the last two months at its Zhengzhou plant, which happens to be the largest iPhone factory in the world, located in the Henan province in central China, reported Portal Plus. Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant which earlier employed over 2,00,000 workers, is facing violent protests by employees since November. The chaos which seems …

Covid unrest in China affects iPhone production, Foxconn reports big sales drop
2 years, 1 month ago

Covid unrest in China affects iPhone production, Foxconn reports big sales drop

Hindustan Times  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. reported sales for November were down 11.4% from the prior year after some shipments were affected by a Covid outbreak in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, where the company operates the world’s largest iPhone assembly complex. The company, also known as Foxconn, said November was the most affected period by the pandemic and it expects …

Have protests pushed China to step away from its zero-COVID policy?
2 years, 1 month ago

Have protests pushed China to step away from its zero-COVID policy?

Firstpost  

After following the strictest zero-COVID policy since the outbreak of the virus, China has signalled a shift, with some cities such as Guangzhou, Beijing and Chongqing lifting curbs. On Wednesday, Sun Chunlan, China’s vice-premier and also the person overseeing the country’s COVID response, said the country is entering a “new stage and mission” in its coronavirus fight — a clear …

Journalist dragged, kicked, cuffed for covering protest in China, released later: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Journalist dragged, kicked, cuffed for covering protest in China, released later: Report

India Today  

As China witnessed widespread protest against stringent Covid control measures, British news broadcaster BBC on Sunday claimed that China's police assaulted and detained one of its journalists covering the protest in Shanghai. @BBCNews @BBCNewsAsia pic.twitter.com/tPgoPET3hg — Shanghaishanghai November 27, 2022 "The BBC is extremely concerned about the treatment of our journalist Ed Lawrence, who was arrested and handcuffed while covering …

Chinese cities witness protests over COVID-19 measures
2 years, 1 month ago

Chinese cities witness protests over COVID-19 measures

The Hindu  

Cities across China from the capital Beijing in the north to Urumqi in the west have seen rare protests against COVID-19 lockdowns imposed by the government, reflecting rising public anger over the stringent measures. A day after widespread anger on Chinese social media after a fire in an apartment building in Urumqi killed at least 10 persons – the delay …

Protests spread in China over COVID-19 measures
2 years, 1 month ago

Protests spread in China over COVID-19 measures

The Hindu  

Cities across China from the capital Beijing in the north to Urumqi in the west have seen rare protests against COVID-19 lockdowns imposed by the government, reflecting rising public anger over the stringent measures. A day after widespread anger on Chinese social media after a fire in an apartment building in Xinjiang capital Urumqi killed at least 10 people — …

China’s ‘iPhone city’ under Covid lockdown after violent clashes
2 years, 1 month ago

China’s ‘iPhone city’ under Covid lockdown after violent clashes

The Hindu  

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. 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 fresh rallies emerging …

Explained | Riots at China’s iPhone assembly plant
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Riots at China’s iPhone assembly plant

The Hindu  

The story so far: Videos on Chinese social media on November 23 showed hundreds of workers protesting and clashing with police at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, in central China’s Henan province. The continuing unrest at the plant has turned the spotlight on China’s “zero-COVID” policy and the impact on both workers’ conditions and global supply chains as the world’s …

Apple to address worker complaints after unrest at China iPhone factory
2 years, 1 month ago

Apple to address worker complaints after unrest at China iPhone factory

Live Mint  

HONG KONG : Apple Inc. said it was working to resolve worker complaints at the world’s biggest iPhone factory in China, after police were filmed beating protesting employees at the plant this week and employees began an exodus Thursday. Labor groups have criticized Apple for failing to adequately protect the rights of workers at the vast Zhengzhou site, operated by …

World’s largest iPhone factory faces protests
2 years, 1 month ago

World’s largest iPhone factory faces protests

The Hindu  

Apple supplier Foxconn is facing protests as employees clash with police over delayed pay and working conditions. Zhengzhou, known locally as “iPhone city,” has an estimated 200,000 workers who are engaged in iPhone production. The footages showed chaotic scenes at the factory in Zhengzhou, locally known as the “iPhone city,” where Foxconn assembles most of the world’s latest iPhones. Last …

Violence at iPhone plant in China: Foxconn offers staff $1,400 to leave
2 years, 1 month ago

Violence at iPhone plant in China: Foxconn offers staff $1,400 to leave

Live Mint  

Foxconn Technology Group is reportedly offering $1,400 to any workers who choose to leave in order to appease the disgruntled new hires who played a central role in violent protests that rocked the world’s largest iPhone factory on Wednesday. The incentive, which in general exceeds a month’s wages for Foxconn’s blue-collar staff, is likely to placate some employees who staged …

Workers riot at biggest Apple factory in China and smash up surveillance cameras clash security
2 years, 1 month ago

Workers riot at biggest Apple factory in China and smash up surveillance cameras clash security

Daily Mail  

There were 31,444 domestic cases on Wednesday, the National Health Bureau reported, the highest since the pandemic began Covid cases are now higher than they have ever been in China Restrictions will affect more than six million people but do not cover the iPhone factory, where workers have already been under Covid restrictions for weeks City center residents cannot leave …

Protesting workers beaten at Chinese iPhone factory
2 years, 1 month ago

Protesting workers beaten at Chinese iPhone factory

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Police beat workers protesting over a pay dispute at the biggest factory for Apple’s iPhone, whose new model is delayed by controls imposed as China tries to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases. Foxconn, the biggest contract assembler of smartphones and other electronics, is struggling to fill orders for the iPhone 14 after thousands of employees walked away …

iPhone maker Foxconn apologizes after workers protest over payment due at China plant
2 years, 1 month ago

iPhone maker Foxconn apologizes after workers protest over payment due at China plant

India Today  

Violent protests erupted at Foxconn’s largest iPhone plant in Zhengzhou city on Wednesday. The Apple supplier said that a technical issue occurred at the time of hiring new recruits at the COVID-affected iPhone production unit in China. "Our team has been looking into the matter and discovered a technical error occurred during the onboarding process," Foxconn said in an official …

'Technical error': Foxconn tenders apology after protests over pay and work culture at China iPhone facility
2 years, 1 month ago

'Technical error': Foxconn tenders apology after protests over pay and work culture at China iPhone facility

India TV News  

Protests in China: After violent protests erupted over salaries and conditions at its vast iPhone factory in central China, Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn on Thursday apologised for a "technical error" in its payment systems. In response to complaints about unsafe working conditions, thousands of employees at Foxconn, the largest contract manufacturer of smartphones and other electronics, left the facility in …

Workers protest, beaten at virus-hit Chinese iPhone factory
2 years, 1 month ago

Workers protest, beaten at virus-hit Chinese iPhone factory

The Hindu  

Employees at the world's biggest Apple iPhone factory were beaten and detained in protests over pay amid anti-virus controls, according to witnesses and videos on social media on Wednesday, as tensions mount over Chinese efforts to combat a renewed rise in infections. Last month, thousands of employees walked out of the iPhone factory operated by Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group over …

Huge protests break out over conditions at world’s biggest iPhone factory in China
2 years, 1 month ago

Huge protests break out over conditions at world’s biggest iPhone factory in China

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Protests broke out at Foxconn’s …

Violent protests at Apple’s biggest iPhone plant in China
2 years, 1 month ago

Violent protests at Apple’s biggest iPhone plant in China

Live Mint  

Hundreds of workers at Apple Inc.’s main iPhone-making plant in China clashed with security personnel, as tensions boiled over after almost a month under tough restrictions intended to quash a Covid outbreak. Beijing recently issued new directives ordering officials to minimize disruption and use more targeted Covid controls, but surging outbreaks in major cities have forced local authorities to reach …

Police beat protesting workers at Chinese iPhone factory
2 years, 1 month ago

Police beat protesting workers at Chinese iPhone factory

LA Times  

In this image taken from video, people leave a Foxconn compound in Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan province on Oct. 29. Police beat workers protesting over a pay dispute at the biggest factory for Apple’s iPhone, whose new model is delayed by controls imposed as China tries to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases. Foxconn, the biggest contract assembler of …

Video: Rare violent protests in China Guangzhou city amid severe Covid curbs
2 years, 1 month ago

Video: Rare violent protests in China Guangzhou city amid severe Covid curbs

Hindustan Times  

As China’s tough Covid lockdowns are fueling an increase in public anger, some residents in Guangzhou, one of the country’s biggest cities, staged rare protests against the stringent rules. Watch: Violent protests in China against Xi Jinping's lockdowns The district has been in lockdown since late last month. As China sticks to its Covid zero policy, lockdowns are showing no …

China reaffirms zero-COVID stance, city of Guangzhou on edge
2 years, 1 month ago

China reaffirms zero-COVID stance, city of Guangzhou on edge

The Hindu  

China's new top leadership body reaffirmed Beijing's "dynamic-zero" COVID-19 policy on November 10, as case numbers rose and authorities in the city of Guangzhou urged residents to work from home but stopped short of a city-wide lockdown. In its first meeting since being formed last month after the ruling Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress, the Politburo Standing Committee said China's epidemic …

Tech behemoth Foxconn: The new victim of China’s zero-COVID strategy
2 years, 2 months ago

Tech behemoth Foxconn: The new victim of China’s zero-COVID strategy

Firstpost  

Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, is the latest victim of China’s no-compromise zero-COVID strategy, as Beijing has imposed a strict lockdown on an area of central China housing a massive iPhone factory run by the tech giant Taipei: China has imposed a strict lockdown on an area of central China housing a vast iPhone factory operated by Taiwanese …

China imposes COVID lockdown on 600,000 people around iPhone plant
2 years, 2 months ago

China imposes COVID lockdown on 600,000 people around iPhone plant

The Hindu  

Chinese authorities imposed lockdowns on 600,000 people in the area surrounding the world's largest iPhone factory on Wednesday, as workers complained of disorderly Covid controls at the facility. All people except Covid-prevention volunteers and essential workers "must not leave their residences except to receive Covid tests and emergency medical treatment", officials from central China's Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone said. The …

As workers flee biggest iPhone factory in China, authorities clamp COVID lockdown in whole area around Foxconn
2 years, 2 months ago

As workers flee biggest iPhone factory in China, authorities clamp COVID lockdown in whole area around Foxconn

Firstpost  

Employees in world’s largest iPhone factory in China were complaining online of poor conditions and having to flee the company on foot to avoid Covid transport curbs Beijing: Chinese authorities on Wednesday locked down the area surrounding the world’s largest iPhone factory after workers fled the facility to avoid a virus outbreak and the resulting restrictions. All people except Covid-prevention …

Workers walk out of iPhone factory, highlighting virus woes
2 years, 2 months ago

Workers walk out of iPhone factory, highlighting virus woes

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China following virus outbreaks and complaints of unsafe working conditions, highlighting the clash between the disease’s enduring risks and efforts to restore the global flow of goods. In a statement, Foxconn said it is using “closed-loop management” in Zhengzhou, an official term for having …

Apple iPhone Production Could Take A Hit As COVID Curbs Hit China Again
2 years, 2 months ago

Apple iPhone Production Could Take A Hit As COVID Curbs Hit China Again

News 18  

TAIPEI:Production of Apple Inc's iPhones could slump by as much as 30% at one of the world's biggest factories next month due to tightening COVID-19 curbs in China, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Its main Zhengzhou plant in central China, which employs about 200,000 people, has been rocked by discontent over stringent measures to …

Watch: Workers flee COVID-19 lockdown at China's biggest iPhone factory
2 years, 2 months ago

Watch: Workers flee COVID-19 lockdown at China's biggest iPhone factory

Firstpost  

In videos going viral on social media, several people can be seen jumping a fence outside the plant, owned by manufacturer Foxconn, in Zhengzhou. Meanwhile, it is still not clear how many cases of COVID-19 have been identified at the factory Beijing: A large number of migrant workers have been fleeing back to their hometowns from Apple’s largest iPhone assembly …

Video: Workers flee China's Covid lockdown at world's biggest iPhone factory
2 years, 2 months ago

Video: Workers flee China's Covid lockdown at world's biggest iPhone factory

Hindustan Times  

As rising number of Covid outbreaks across China prompted tightening of local curbs and lockdowns, discontent against the restrictions was apparent in the central city of Zhengzhou. Covid In China: Workers flee China's Zero Covid lockdown. Shanghai's Disney Resort also abruptly suspended operations on Monday to comply with Covid prevention measures. China reported 2,898 Covid cases on Sunday, topping 2,000 …

Workers leave iPhone factory in Zhengzhou amid COVID curbs
2 years, 2 months ago

Workers leave iPhone factory in Zhengzhou amid COVID curbs

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s new iPhone have walked out of their factory in northern China to avoid COVID-19 curbs after some coworkers were quarantined following a virus outbreak. Videos circulating on Chinese social media platforms showed people said to be Foxconn workers climbing over fences and walking down a road laden with their belongings. Local media …

Foxconn COVID woes may hit up to 30% of iPhone November shipments from Zhengzhou plant, says sources
2 years, 2 months ago

Foxconn COVID woes may hit up to 30% of iPhone November shipments from Zhengzhou plant, says sources

The Hindu  

Apple supplier Foxconn's COVID-19 woes at its vast iPhone manufacturing facility in China's Zhengzhou city could slash the site's November iPhone shipments by up to 30%, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said. Foxconn referred Reuters to a statement it released late on Sunday, in which the company said that the situation was gradually being brought under control …

WATCH: Workers try to escape iPhone factory in China's Zhengzhou amid Covid fears
2 years, 2 months ago

WATCH: Workers try to escape iPhone factory in China's Zhengzhou amid Covid fears

India TV News  

Highlights Employees started leaving the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou after some fell ill in mid-October Foxconn said it is using “closed-loop management” in Zhengzhou Apple didn't respond to questions about how production might be affected China: Workers who assemble Apple Inc.'s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China following virus outbreaks and complaints of unsafe working conditions, …

Workers walk out of Chinese iPhone factory, highlighting COVID woes
2 years, 2 months ago

Workers walk out of Chinese iPhone factory, highlighting COVID woes

LA Times  

People with suitcases and bags leave a Foxconn compound in Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan province Saturday. In a statement, Foxconn said it is using “closed-loop management” in Zhengzhou, an official term for having employees live in their workplace with no outside contact. The activist group China Labor Watch said Foxconn was under pressure from Apple to maintain its output …

Apple's iPhone plant in China hit with Covid-19 outbreak: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Apple's iPhone plant in China hit with Covid-19 outbreak: Report

Hindustan Times  

China continues to grapple with coronavirus outbreaks despite the Jinping regime's Zero Covid policy. According to a report from CNBC, the Foxconn run factory in Zhengzhou was hit with a ‘small Covid outbreak.’ Apple is struggling to satisfy iPhone demand under Beijing’s tough Covid policy. This assembly unit operated by the Taiwanese firm, officially known as Hon Hai Technology Group, …

Apple's iPhone plant in China hit with Covid-19 outbreak: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Apple's iPhone plant in China hit with Covid-19 outbreak: Report

Hindustan Times  

China continues to grapple with coronavirus outbreaks despite the Jinping regime's Zero Covid policy. According to a report from CNBC, the Foxconn run factory in Zhengzhou was hit with a ‘small Covid outbreak.’ Apple is struggling to satisfy iPhone demand under Beijing’s tough Covid policy. This assembly unit operated by the Taiwanese firm, officially known as Hon Hai Technology Group, …

Foxconn Sees Limited Impact On iPhone Production From Suspended Plant In China
2 years, 8 months ago

Foxconn Sees Limited Impact On iPhone Production From Suspended Plant In China

News 18  

TAIPEI:Operations at a unit of Taiwan-based Apple Inc supplier Foxconn in China's Kunshan city remain suspended because of COVID-19 controls but there is limited impact as it has shifted production elsewhere, it said on Monday. The operations in Kunshan of Foxconn Interconnect Technology, which makes data transmission equipment and connectors, will remain closed until the authorities give permission to restart, …

China sticks to zero-Covid strategy as millions locked down to stem resurgence
2 years, 9 months ago

China sticks to zero-Covid strategy as millions locked down to stem resurgence

The Telegraph  

President Xi Jinping said China will "stick with" its zero-Covid strategy, keeping tens of millions of its citizens under lockdown despite a proportionately small number of infections. The Chinese President's comment suggested there is no end in sight to the strict restrictions imposed on areas where outbreaks have occurred since the virus first emerged in the country in late 2019. …

Apple investigates iPhone facility in India after workers protest against poor working conditions
3 years ago

Apple investigates iPhone facility in India after workers protest against poor working conditions

India Today  

The Foxconn facility in India, which produces iPhones, has been under the scanner after reports of poor working conditions surfaced on the internet. The workers of the Foxconn plant in Chennai's Sriperumbudur protested against the poor working conditions including crowded dormitories, toilets without water and stale food infested with worms. Apple has said that it has put the plant on …

Apple iPhone 12 Output at India's Foxconn Factory Slumped by 50% As Workers Battle COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Apple iPhone 12 Output at India's Foxconn Factory Slumped by 50% As Workers Battle COVID-19

News 18  

Production of the Apple iPhone 12 at a Foxconn factory in India has slumped by more than 50 percent because workers infected with COVID-19 have had to leave their posts, two sources told Reuters. Taipei-based Foxconn, the world?s largest contract electronics maker and a major supplier to Apple, said a small number of employees at one of its facilities in …

Apple supplier Foxconn to resume normal production in China end of March: Report
4 years, 10 months ago

Apple supplier Foxconn to resume normal production in China end of March: Report

Firstpost  

Over half of Foxconn’s seasonal workforce in the country had restarted work following the coronavirus outbreak, according to a report Taipei: Apple supplier Foxconn said it would resume normal production in China by the end of March and that more than half its seasonal workforce in the country had restarted work following the coronavirus outbreak. The flu-like virus, which originated …

iPhone making Foxconn plant resumes manufacturing in China but only with 10 per cent workforce
4 years, 11 months ago

iPhone making Foxconn plant resumes manufacturing in China but only with 10 per cent workforce

India Today  

It has been a while since the Coronavirus outbreak has affected China in a major way, claiming more than 800 lives and affecting China's businesses massively. Apple's major supplier Foxconn had shut its operations to prevent spreading of the virus but as global supplies are rumoured to get affected, Foxconn has started getting back its factories up and running. The …

Media silent on report that iPhone 11 was made with illegal labor
5 years, 4 months ago

Media silent on report that iPhone 11 was made with illegal labor

Salon  

Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage in Cupertino today to announce the newest entries in the company's smartphone lineup. Yesterday, watchdog non-profit China Labor Watch released a devastating report alleging that the latest iPhone 11 was "illegally produced in China” at a Foxconn factory. One broken law, according to the report, involved “dispatch workers,” temporary workers who do not …

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