Huge Foxconn iPhone plant in China rocked by fresh worker unrest

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WATCH: Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in China, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows, footage uploaded on social media showed.

The rare scenes of open dissent in China mark an escalation of unrest at the massive factory in Zhengzhou city that has come to symbolise a dangerous build-up in frustration with the country's ultra-harsh Covid rules as well as inept handling of the situation by the world's largest contract manufacturer.

"Give us our pay!", chanted workers who were surrounded by people in full hazmat suits, some carrying batons, according to footage from one video. Other footage showed tear gas being deployed and workers taking down quarantine barriers. In the videos, workers vented about how they were never sure if they were going get meals while in quarantine or complained that there were inadequate curbs in place to contain an outbreak.Two sources with knowledge of the matter said there were protests at the Zhengzhou campus but declined to provide more details. They declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak to media.

The protest images come at a time when investors are concerned about escalating global supply chain issues due in part to China's zero-Covid policies that aim to stamp out every outbreak.

 

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