Foxconn’s Flagship iPhone Plant In China Rocked By Protests

 

CNBC: Huge Foxconn iPhone plant in China rocked by fresh worker unrest 

* Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn’s flagship iPhone plant in China, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows, footage uploaded on social media showed. 

* The trigger for the protests, which began early on Wednesday, appeared to be a plan to delay bonus payments, many of the demonstrators said on livestream feeds. 

Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn’s flagship iPhone plant in China, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows, footage uploaded on social media showed. 

The rare scenes of open dissent in China mark an escalation of unrest at the massive factory in Zhengzhou city that has come to symbolize a dangerous build-up in frustration with the country’s ultra-harsh COVID rules as well as inept handling of the situation by the world’s largest contract manufacturer.  

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WNU Editor: It looks like the Chinese are getting more frustrated with Beijing's harsh Covid rules. Throw in bad working conditions and poor pay, you have a powder-keg for unrest. 

Foxconn’s Flagship iPhone Plant In China Rocked By Protests  

Protesting workers beaten at Chinese iPhone factory -- AP 

China Covid: Angry protests at giant iPhone factory in Zhengzhou -- BBC  

Workers and police clash in huge protest at COVID-hit Chinese iPhone factory in Zhengzhou -- ABC News Australia 

Huge Foxconn iPhone plant in China rocked by violent protests -- CNA  

Workers at the world’s largest iPhone factory in China clash with police, videos show -- CNN  

Violent Protests Erupt at Apple’s Main iPhone Plant in China -- Bloomberg

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