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Foxconn quadruples daily cash bonus for assembly line personnel in world’s largest iPhone factory after exodus of workers
- Foxconn has increased the daily attendance bonus to 400 yuan, up from the previous 100 yuan, for iPhone assembly workers at its Zhengzhou compound
- These workers can also earn more than 15,000 yuan in extra pay for a full month’s attendance in the world’s largest iPhone factory
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Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group raised the daily attendance bonus for assembly line personnel at the world’s largest iPhone factory to 400 yuan (US$55) from this month, up from the previous 100 yuan, days after thousands of panicked workers fled the Taiwanese firm’s Covid-19-hit compound in Zhengzhou, capital of central Henan province.
Workers under Foxconn’s integrated Digital Product Business Group, the division responsible for iPhone assembly, can also receive up to 5,000 yuan in additional incentives, based on the total number of days in a month that they show up at the Zhengzhou plant, according to the company’s statement posted on its official WeChat account on Tuesday. It said a worker can earn more than 15,000 yuan in extra pay for a full month’s attendance.
In a separate move on Monday, health authorities in Zhengzhou called for calm in the wake of the exodus of Foxconn workers, which went viral online. The current strain of the coronavirus may cause fast transmission, but it is weak and infections have not resulted in any critical cases, the officials said in a WeChat post on the same day.
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That marked a sharp contrast from China’s typical propaganda about Covid-19 infection, which often played up the dire threat of transmission to justify draconian measures such as snap community lockdowns.
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Chinese workers flee world’s largest iPhone factory after Covid outbreak
Chinese workers flee world’s largest iPhone factory after Covid outbreak
The actions taken by Foxconn and the local government of Zhengzhou reflect a heightened sense of urgency to stabilise the manufacturing supply chain in this part of the country, where the Taiwanese firm employs up to 300,000 workers at its massive production complex and is known as one of the city’s major taxpayers and exporters.
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Zhengzhou, meanwhile, serves as a major hub of China’s national transport network, with railways linking the city to Europe and its international airport.
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