Ang Produksyon ng iPhone ay Sinabi na Makakita ng 30 Porsiyento na Pagbagsak Pagkatapos ng Pagkagambala sa Foxconn Plant sa 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.

Ang kaguluhan sa paggawa sa planta ng Zhengzhou na nagsimula noong Miyerkules ay minarkahan ang mga pambihirang eksena ng hayagang hindi pagsang-ayon sa China na sinasabi ng mga manggagawa na nagdulot ng pag-aangkin ng overdue na suweldo at pagkadismaya sa matinding paghihigpit sa 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.

Ang Foxconn ay naglunsad ng isang hiring drive noong unang bahagi ng buwan na ito na nangangako ng mga bonus at mas mataas na suweldo matapos itong gumawa ng mga hakbang upang pigilan ang pagkalat ng COVID-19 noong Oktubre. Pinilit ng mga kurbada ang kumpanya na ihiwalay ang maraming empleyado at ang mga kondisyon ng planta ay nagtulak sa ilan na tumakas.

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