Production of Apple iPhones at Foxconn’s factory in Zhengzhou, China, disrupted by employee protests that erupted this week, could fall by at least 30% in November, an official familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
This estimate is higher than projections by the company, which estimated internally last month that production of iPhones at the Zhengzhou plant could drop 30% in November, said the source, who preferred to remain anonymous due to the private nature of the report. this information. The source added that after protests broke out at the factory site this week, it was “impossible” for production to fully resume by the end of the month, as planned by the company.
A full resumption of production planned before December.
More than 20,000 employees of Foxconn, Apple’s main iPhone assembler, have walked out of the factory in Zhengzhou, China, a company source familiar with the matter said. Most of these employees had been recently hired and had not yet started working on the production lines, the source said. According to her, Foxconn, which plans a complete resumption of its production by the end of November, could find it difficult to achieve its objectives due to these exits.
Hundreds of employees demonstrated this week to protest against the ultra-severe measures put in place at the factory to limit the spread of COVID-19, as well as inadequate management of the situation by the Taiwanese company. Videos posted to social media Friday showed many workers waiting to board the buses. “Time to go home,” said one of the people who posted a video.
A second source within Foxconn confirmed the departures but did not provide a figure, explaining that they would have no influence on production as new hires are required to undergo training before starting work.
Source: BFM TV
