Removed Covid-19 restrictions for “iPhone City”. This is why very bad things happen in the region. had come.
Last week, very sad events took place at Foxconn’s main production facility in Zhengzhou. Within the scope of Covid-19 measures, new workers who were taken to the facility, where closed system production was started and very strict measures were taken, He started a big rebellion because the conditions were bad. New workers brought in to manufacture iPhones for the kidnappers were not paid the promised bonuses, workers locked in the facility due to Covid-19 were provided with insufficient food and medical supplies, and the company did not properly separate infected and non-infected workers. The revolt that started as a result of this, Alongside Foxconn security guards, the Chinese police intervened very harshly.
Because of the rebellion that grew more than expected foxconn He had to take a step back. The company, which attributed the lack of promised payment to new workers to a technical error, stated that this was resolved and apologized to everyone. In addition to correcting the pay error, Foxconn is also helping new hires who don’t want to work at the facility. He also agreed to pay compensation..
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Foxconn paid these people 2 months’ salaries. offered to pay as much as $1,400 and on top of that, full of people who don’t want to work under the current conditions. more than 20 thousand people He resigned and left the company. According to today’s information,iPhone City (Zhengzhou)applied for Covid-19 restrictions lifted. In this way, employees and people living in the region will be able to move freely and continue their lives as normal as possible.
This situation will relieve Foxconn and, accordingly, Apple, and the closed-circuit production process, which was put into operation so that the disease does not spread, will be terminated. What happened according to the calculations made It has cost Apple as much as a billion dollars in lost iPhone sales per week.
As far as we last heard, due to the events in the media iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max in particular At least 6 million units will be lost. In order to examine the situations Apple had also sent a team to the region. In a statement from the tech giant, “We are reviewing the situation and working closely with Foxconn to ensure its employees’ concerns are addressed.” it was said.
who previously made another statement on the subject apple, he quoted: “COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily affected the major iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility in Zhengzhou, China. The facility is currently operating at a significantly limited capacity. As we did during the COVID-19 pandemic, we prioritize the health and safety of employees in our supply chain.
The intense interest in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models continues. However, we are currently expecting a lower number of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments. Therefore, our customers will have to wait longer to receive their new products. We work in close cooperation with our supplier to return to normal production levels by ensuring the health and safety of all employees.”