Poor environment is reported such as 'more than 150 people are hospitalized due to food poisoning' and '30 people are packed in one room' in the employee dormitory of the iPhone manufacturing factory.
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Women force change at Indian iPhone plant, sick from bad food, crowded dorms | Reuters
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On December 17, 2021, about 2,000 female employees protested at an iPhone manufacturing plant operated by Foxconn, which undertakes the production of electronic devices, near Chennai in southern India. Protesters who left the employee dormitory reportedly blocked the main arterial road near the factory, and a man living nearby also participated in the second protest activity held on the following day.
Police in suppressing the protests beat participants, detained women and local journalists, and warned female employees' families with confiscated mobile phones, according to local trade union leaders and lawyers. He said he did. Local police, on the other hand, have denied the fact that there were no assaults on protesters or confiscation of mobile phones.
The protests began with a large-scale food poisoning in a dormitory where female employees lived, with more than 250 being treated at the hospital and more than 150 being hospitalized. In response to this situation, Apple investigated employee dormitories and confirmed that some dormitories and dining rooms did not meet the required standards, so Apple announced that it would probate the Foxconn factory in question. Did.
Apple puts supplier Foxconn's India plant on notice after protests | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/business/foxconn-apple-say-worker-dorms-india-iphone-plant-dont-meet-required-standards-2021-12-29/
It has been pointed out that the dormitory's meals were sometimes buggy, and a food hygiene inspector who visited the dormitory after protests found a mouse in the dining room and identified a drainage problem. 'The samples analyzed did not meet the required safety standards,' Jagadish Chandra Bose, senior food safety officer in the Thiruvallur district, where the dormitories are located, told Reuters.
Reuters talked to six female employees working at the factory to find out what the dormitory environment really was like. Employees who testified anonymously for fear of retaliation testified that as many as 6 to 30 employees were housed in one room, and two of them reported that there was no flush toilet in the dormitory.
A 21-year-old woman who left the factory after protests said, 'People living in the dorms always had some illnesses such as skin allergies, chest pains and food poisoning. We thought these would improve. So I didn't take much action, but now it (the poor environment of the dormitory) has affected a lot of people, 'he said, claiming that the food poisoning turmoil was the last push to protest. doing.
The wages of female employees working at Foxconn's factory are about 10,500 Indian rupees (about 16,000 yen) per month, which is more than 30% higher than the minimum wage, but the housing cost of the dormitory in question And food expenses will be charged separately. Most of the employees are as young as 18 to 22 years old, and they are migrating from the rural area of Tamil Nadu, where Chennai is located. Activists and experts point out that employers believe that 'women from rural areas are less likely to form unions or demonstrate.'
In response to food poisoning turmoil and protests, at least four Tamil Nadu agencies are investigating, and the state government has requested Foxconn to improve the working and living environment, including the quality of housing and drinking water. .. A Foxconn spokeswoman said in response to a series of issues, he would reorganize local management to work on improving the facility and make the necessary improvements to reopen.
The factory where the protest took place is said to employ about 17,000 workers, but Foxconn says it will continue to pay salaries while the factory shuts down. Venpa Staffing Services, which is outsourced to Foxconn to operate the dormitory where food poisoning occurred, declined to comment.
The treatment of Apple's end workers has been a problem in the past, and it was reported that dispatched workers, high school students , and student internships were forced to work illegally in factories. There are also reports that Uighur people who have been forced to make a choice are forced to work.
Report that Uighurs who were forced to choose 'camp sending or forced labor' are being worked at the iPhone parts factory --GIGAZINE
In December 2020, a riot occurred at Wistron 's Indian factory, which undertakes the manufacture of iPhones, triggered by unpaid salaries.
Riot at iPhone factory in India, window glass crushed and car rollover --GIGAZINE
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