Apple's major supplier Foxconn said on Thursday a 'technical error' occurred when hiring new recruits at a COVID-hit iPhone factory in China and apologised to workers after the company was rocked by fresh labour unrest.
The Foxconn logo is seen on a glass door at its office building in Taipei, Taiwan November 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ann WangMajor iPhone factory rocked by protests over pay, conditionsTAIPEI/SHANGHAI, Nov 24 - Apple's major supplier Foxconn
Workers said on videos circulated on social media that they had been informed that Foxconn intended to delay bonus payments. Some workers also complained they were forced to share dormitories with colleagues who had tested positive for COVID. Foxconn's apology on Thursday was an about-face from a day earlier when it said it had fulfilled its payment contracts.
The Taiwanese company said it would respect the wishes of new recruits who wanted to resign and leave the factory campus, and would offer them "care subsidies". The Foxconn source said the subsidies amounted to 10,000 yuan per worker., with cities nationwide imposing lockdowns and other curbs.Home to over 200,000 workers, Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant has dormitories, restaurants, basketball courts and a football pitch across its sprawling roughly 1.4 million square metre facility.
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