Foxconn offers workers $1,400 to stop protesting and leave ‘iPhone City’

November 24, 2022
Posted by: AliensFaith
Category: OBJECTIVE PRESS

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A uniformed police officer watches as a crowd of people in hazmat suits kick a down person during protests at the Foxconn iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, central China.

Protest erupted in Zhengzhou on Tuesday when Foxconn workers were told that promised bonus payments would be delayed. | Image: @StephenMcDonell

Foxconn has offered workers a 10,000 yuan ($1,400) settlement in an attempt to end protests at the facility, encouraging newly recruited staff to quit and subsequently leave its iPhone assembly factory in Zhengzhou, central China. CNN reports that the payout, equivalent to one or two months of wages, comes after violent protests erupted Tuesday over withheld pay and working conditions suffered during a strict covid lockdown.

The Apple manufacturing partner reportedly made the offer Wednesday via a text message sent from its human resources department, requesting that workers “please return to your dormitories,” alongside a vow to honor pay agreements. The company offered 8,000 yuan (around $1,120) to workers who agreed to quit their…

Author: AliensFaith

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Foxconn offers workers $1,400 to stop protesting and leave ‘iPhone City’

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