Apple works with Foxconn to address worker concerns at Zhengzhou plant but stays mum on iPhone production delays
- New recruits have clashed with riot police at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant over unpaid allowances of US$1,400
- Apple breaks its silence surrounding the violent clashes at the world’s largest iPhone factory, saying it is working closely with Foxconn to address employees’ concerns
“We have Apple team members on the ground at our supplier Foxconn’s Zhengzhou facility,” the Cupertino, California-based technology giant said in a statement on Friday. “We are reviewing the situation and working closely with Foxconn to ensure their employees’ concerns are addressed.”
This marks the first time that Apple has publicly addressed the protests.
Since Tuesday, there have been violent clashes between riot police in hazmat suits and wielding batons and new recruits, complaining of promised but unpaid allowances, after they were hired to fill in for the throngs of workers who fled the facility during a Covid-19 outbreak in October.
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iPhone 14 delays expected after days of violent protests at Foxconn Zhengzhou factory
Foxconn promised 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) to each new employee on Wednesday if they choose to leave. One new worker recruited this month in Zhengzhou said that he and his seven roommates would take the money and leave.