Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest manufacturing partners, has faced protests from its employees in recent days. After the police raided Foxconn’s factory in China, a new offer for workers came from the company. It will give 1400 dollars to people who will leave the iPhone factory.
Foxconn offers $1400 for iPhone factory protests
In Chinese factories that implement a zero-tolerance policy against the coronavirus, the events do not end. The latest protests have hit Foxconn’s iPhone productions. China’s coronavirus policy has repeatedly stopped production at many factories.
Foxconn, who had a discussion about the salary with the workers at the iPhone factory, made a remarkable offer. Proposing a new payment plan to the workers, the company demanded that all employees return to their dormitories. According to information from China, this move helped to quell tensions at the iPhone factory.
offer to employees at the iPhone factory; quarantine, transportation to the factory and aims to meet the debts to be paid in advance to the workers. Those who do not want to work at the Foxconn factory will receive a $1400 payment when they submit their resignation.
A Foxconn official said: “Our team is investigating the matter and has discovered a technical error occurred during the engagement process. “We apologize for the error in the computer system and we assure you that the actual wage is the same as agreed in the official employment contract.”
Despite all this, Chinese politicians continue to criticize Foxconn. “Foxconn made big promises to quickly recruit thousands of new workers, but that didn’t materialize,” it says.
Analysts think that about 60 percent of iPhones are made at the Zhengzhou factory, which employs more than 200,000 people.
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