Large-scale demonstration at iPhone factory in China clashes with employees and authorities
A large-scale protest demonstration occurred at Foxconn's iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, Henan, China, where 200,000 people work and is known locally as 'iPhone City'. The factory was locked down as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, and the employees were forced to work in a form close to confinement. About. Foxconn has announced that it will take measures to prevent recurrence, but there are voices saying that the situation has not settled in the first place.
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Local state that Foxconn employees sent. According to reports, the demonstration occurred in the employee dormitory on the evening of Tuesday, November 22, 2022. The next morning, when he left the dormitory to seek better treatment, he was intercepted by riot police.
A Foxconn worker shared live footage from the ongoing protest at the Zhengzhou factory. He said workers had marched out from their dorms this morning to demand compensation, now they are facing riot police.pic.twitter.com/6QypLaekA5
— Viola Zhou (@violazhouyi) November 23, 2022
The video shows what appears to be a group of what appear to be police in hazmat suits surrounding demonstrators, apparently hitting and kicking them.
This video circulating of the fresh clashes at #Foxconn would appear to show armed officials (presumably police) kicking protesting worker(s) after they go to ground. The #ZeroCovid crisis hitting the world's largest supplier of #Apple iPhones continues. #China pic .twitter.com/4LnS1Z9mtn
— Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) November 23, 2022
More footage being shared on social media, said to have been of the fresh clashes between #Foxconn workers and the authorities, appears to reflect the on ongoing #ZeroCovid tensions at the world's largest factory for #Apple iPhones. #China pic.twitter.com /zFCmanQQvp
— Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) November 23, 2022
It is said that some people are transported by ambulance.
WARNING: Graphic Content. Hundreds of workers at Apple's main iPhone plant in China crashed with security staff after being locked up for weeks to quash a Covid outbreak.
—Bloomberg Technology (@technology) November 23, 2022
More here: https://t.co/aRNCr878WK pic.twitter.com/mgw0mHZeDB
A factory in Zhengzhou was forced to lock down for a week due to the Chinese government's 'zero-corona policy', and employees were kept in dormitories. However, there were people who escaped because there was little stockpile of food. Foxconn has promised pay raises and bonuses to keep him.
A significant delay in the supply of the iPhone 14 Pro series, due to the lockdown of Chinese factories in Corona-GIGAZINE
However, when the promised bonuses were delayed and the food provided was insufficient, the employees finally staged a demonstration. The demonstrators were shouting, 'Pay your salary!'
After the collision, Foxconn and the employees agreed to pay 8,000 yuan (approximately 155,000 yen) as a retirement allowance to those who quit, and 2,000 yuan to those who immediately board the bus leaving the factory. Yuan (about 38,800 yen) was added, but this compensation was only for newly hired employees. It is unknown whether the composition of the employees who participated in the demonstration was centered on newly hired people, or whether many long-time employees also participated.
Sources said the incident did not affect production at the factory.
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