Foxconn's woes to take bigger toll on giant China iPhone plant as more workers leave - source
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Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in China is set to see its November shipments further reduced by the latest bout of worker unrest this week, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday, as thousands of employees left the site.

employees have complained about sharing dormitories with colleagues who tested positive for COVID. They claim they were misled over compensation benefits at the factory that accounts for 70% of global iPhone shipments.

Foxconn on Thursday offered 10,000 yuan ($1,400) to protesting recruits who agreed to resign and leave the plant.

The company apologised for a pay-related "technical error" when hiring, which workers say was a factor that led to protests involving clashes with security personnel.

Edit: Read this article from Sixth Tone instead. It’s much better.

  • LiberalSocialist [any,they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Goddamn, that’s a conundrum, isn’t it?

    I want Sixth Tone to get bigger so they can become the only news source I need, at least for Chinese stuff.

    But you raise an awesome point. What if that changes what Sixth Tone is.

    I don’t know. I think I’d rather it remain small, and continue providing insightful, high-quality articles on topics and issues none of the other major Chinese news sources cover.