Apple supplier Foxconn apologises for hiring blunder at COVID-hit China plant

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TAIPEI : Apple's major supplier Foxconn said on Thursday a 'technical error' occurred when hiring new recruits at a COVID-hit iPhone factory in China and apologised to workers after the company was rocked by fresh labour unrest. Men smashed surveillance cameras and windows as hundreds of workers protested

TAIPEI : Apple's major supplier Foxconn said on Thursday a"technical error" occurred when hiring new recruits at a COVID-hit iPhone factory in China and apologised to workers after the company was rocked by fresh labour unrest.

Workers said on videos circulated on social media that they had been informed that Foxconn intended to delay bonus payments. Some workers also complained they were forced to share dormitories with colleagues who had tested positive for COVID. "We apologize for an input error in the computer system and guarantee that the actual pay is the same as agreed and the official recruitment posters."

The Taiwanese company said it would try to solve concerns and meet worker demands, with"corresponding care subsidies" offered to those who want to return to their hometowns.

 

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