Violent protests take place near iPhone factory in China

Violent protests broke out in Zhengzhou, China, over contract disputes at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory, according to videos posted online.

HONG KONG — Violent protests broke out in Zhengzhou, China, this week following contract disputes at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory, according to videos posted on social media and verified by NBC News.

Large groups of people could be seen blocking roads in the footage taken near the factory run by the Taiwan-based company Foxconn, Apple’s main supplier. The factory’s iPhone 14 production has been slowed by a labor shortage that began last month, when a Covid outbreak and an accompanying lockdown sent workers fleeing back to their hometowns.

To keep production lines working, Foxconn has offered bonuses and higher salaries to lure workers back and to recruit new employees. A factory worker surnamed Zhang told NBC News on Wednesday that employees hired from across China began protesting over a rumor that they would have to work two additional months in order to receive the full payment promised in their contracts.

Videos that circulated on Chinese social media, some of which were taken down by censors, showed crowds of people in masks protesting against security personnel in white hazmat suits with plastic riot shields. One video appeared to show a protester being repeatedly kicked and punched by authorities. Others showed protesters lying on the ground apparently after being beaten. 

A worker disinfects the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China, on Nov. 6.VCG via Getty Images fileFoxconn said in a statement on Wednesday that its contractual obligations around payments had “always been fulfilled.” It denied reports that employees infected with the coronavirus had been living in campus dormitories, saying the accommodations are disinfected and must pass government checks before new hires move in.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/violent-protests-take-place-iphone-factory-china-rcna58559


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