Produkce iPhonu prý zaznamenala 30procentní propad po přerušení v továrně Foxconn v Číně

iPhone production could slump by at least 30 percent at Foxconn's factory in China's city of Zhengzhou after worker unrest disrupted operations, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. The estimate was an upward revision of an October internal forecast for production impact of up to 30 percent at the world's largest iPhone factory, said the source, who sought anonymity as the information was private.

Following this week's bout of worker unrest at the plant, the source added, it was “impossible” for the company to resume full production by the end of the month – a deadline it had set internally before Wednesday's wave of protests.

Foxconn declined to comment.

Earlier on Friday, Reuters reported that more than 20,000 employees, most of them were new hires not yet working on the production line, have left Apple supplier Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant in China, citing a Foxconn source familiar with the matter. The person said the departures would complicate the company's previous target of resuming full production by the end of November, following worker unrest that rocked production at the world's largest iPhone factory.

Foxconn has apologised for committing a pay-related “technical error” when hiring new recruits, which workers say was a factor that led to protests involving clashes with security personnel.

Pracovní nepokoje v továrně Zhengzhou, které začaly ve středu, znamenaly v Číně vzácné scény otevřeného nesouhlasu, který podle pracovníků podněcoval tvrzení o opožděných platech a frustraci z přísných omezení COVID-19.

Meanwhile, a second Foxconn source familiar with the matter said some new hires had left the campus but did not elaborate on how many. The person said the departures had no impact on current production, as the new staff still needed to take training courses before working online.

Společnost Foxconn zahájila začátkem tohoto měsíce náborovou akci slibující bonusy a vyšší platy poté, co v říjnu musela přijmout opatření k omezení šíření COVID-19. Obrubníky donutily společnost izolovat mnoho zaměstnanců a podmínky závodu přiměly několik k útěku.

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