Produksi iPhone Dikatakan Merosot 30 Persen Setelah Gangguan di Pabrik Foxconn di China

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.

Kerusuhan buruh di pabrik Zhengzhou yang dimulai pada hari Rabu menandai pemandangan langka perbedaan pendapat terbuka di China yang menurut para pekerja memicu klaim pembayaran yang terlambat dan frustrasi atas pembatasan COVID-19 yang parah.

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.

Foxconn meluncurkan upaya perekrutan awal bulan ini yang menjanjikan bonus dan gaji yang lebih tinggi setelah harus memberlakukan langkah-langkah untuk mengekang penyebaran COVID-19 pada Oktober. Pembatasan memaksa perusahaan untuk mengisolasi banyak karyawan dan kondisi pabrik mendorong beberapa orang untuk melarikan diri.

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