Riot reported at Apple partner manufacturer Foxconn's iPhone 5 plant [ux2]
Reports of a "mass disturbance" at Foxconn's Taiyuan factory surfaced early Monday local China time, with the purported 2,000-person riot having caused damage to the plant's infrastructure.
The first reports came in late Saturday night through the Sina Weibo micro-blogging service, showing pictures of police clad in riot gear fending off large groups of people in and around Foxconn's plant, reports Engadget.
What sparked the disturbance is still unknown, however unofficial reports point to a worker being hit by a Foxconn guard at around 10 p.m. on Sunday, local time. The resulting riot was also said to include 2,000 people, however that too has yet to be confirmed.
Chinese censors are already removing pictures and video of the incident from the internet.
In a report earlier this month, a Chinese reporter supposedly went undercover inside the Taiyuan factory to experience the facility's working and living conditions first hand, and found that the plant was responsible for the fabrication of "uni-body" backplates used in Apple's latest iPhone 5.
Update: According to Reuters, a Foxconn official said the incident was in fact a fight between workers from different production lines.
"The fight is over now ... we're still investigating the cause of the fight and the number of people involved," said Foxconn spokesman Louis Woo. He went on to say the company will release a statement regarding the matter later on Monday.
Update 2: Foxconn has reportedly shut down the Taiyuan factory due to the disturbance which reportedly injured 40 people.
The first reports came in late Saturday night through the Sina Weibo micro-blogging service, showing pictures of police clad in riot gear fending off large groups of people in and around Foxconn's plant, reports Engadget.
What sparked the disturbance is still unknown, however unofficial reports point to a worker being hit by a Foxconn guard at around 10 p.m. on Sunday, local time. The resulting riot was also said to include 2,000 people, however that too has yet to be confirmed.
Chinese censors are already removing pictures and video of the incident from the internet.
In a report earlier this month, a Chinese reporter supposedly went undercover inside the Taiyuan factory to experience the facility's working and living conditions first hand, and found that the plant was responsible for the fabrication of "uni-body" backplates used in Apple's latest iPhone 5.
Update: According to Reuters, a Foxconn official said the incident was in fact a fight between workers from different production lines.
"The fight is over now ... we're still investigating the cause of the fight and the number of people involved," said Foxconn spokesman Louis Woo. He went on to say the company will release a statement regarding the matter later on Monday.
Update 2: Foxconn has reportedly shut down the Taiyuan factory due to the disturbance which reportedly injured 40 people.
Comments
Maybe this is why some of the iPhone 5s are nicked and scratched. Maybe they were used as weapons
This is due to exploitation and Apple is contributing to it. What, only a couple of bucks or so go labor on iPhone?
Apple is turning out to be the most greediest company in history.
Apple customer since 1990...
I think you hit upon at least points on TallesSkil's troll list. Let's see if you break the record.
Originally Posted by pfisher
This is due to exploitation and Apple is contributing to it. What, only a couple of bucks or so go labor on iPhone?
Apple is turning out to be the most greediest company in history.
Nope. Nuh uh. Not true.
Apple customer since 1990...
HOLY CRAP, THAT MUST MAKE IT TRUE! HOW WRONG COULD I HAVE BEEN?!
Oh, right, Solipsism makes a good point. I haven't had a chance to whip out my China ones yet.
No numbers on these because the order is still up in the air.
EDIT: He's right, one more.
A~nd throw this in just because a case for it can be made in the words he chose.
Don't forget the non-Chinese ones about Apple being greedy and selfish and how his words are canon because he says he owns Apple products and has for a long time.
I find it's odd how Samsung having violations in over 20 different plants using 7+ year old child labor for 17-18 hours a run gets pushed to the back of the news. Of course, how much actual control Apple has with these plants is obviously limited. Will take more than Apple to change what is truly a social and national issue with China itself. Until our own counties ban the use of China for manufacturing for constant abuse, expect this will continue with more than Apple.. Samsung, HTC, even Google/Motorola. Apple is just the hot topic..
Where do you keep your list?
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Apple customer since 1990...
Ah, classic.
Why are you people such clichés.....
double post. oops.
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Originally Posted by pfisher
This is due to exploitation and Apple is contributing to it. What, only a couple of bucks or so go labor on iPhone?
Apple is turning out to be the most greediest company in history.
Apple customer since 1990...
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Inform yourself.
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Originally Posted by pfisher
This is due to exploitation and Apple is contributing to it. What, only a couple of bucks or so go labor on iPhone?
Apple is turning out to be the most greediest company in history.
Apple customer since 1990...
Yep, and whining since 1989. Buzz off troll.
Apple somehow will be blamed for the end of civilization this year! Mark my words! I think "Mayan" is loosely translated to "Apple" is some ancient language.
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Originally Posted by SolipsismX
Don't forget the non-Chinese ones about Apple being greedy and selfish and how his words are canon because he says he owns Apple products and has for a long time.
Oh wait... he said he owns Apple products????!!! Oh jeez... that changes EVERYTHING... **rolls eyes**
Originally Posted by JeffDM
Where do you keep your list?
Synced between Notes on my Macs and my iPad. Not done yet.
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I'm having a hard time picturing thousands of 25 kilo pre-teens rioting anywhere¡
The pre-teens are probably not the actual rioters. The news gets out of some injustice and the hooligans converge to vent their anger for whatever cause de jure. There is a lot of sociological assertiveness emerging in many parts of the developing world recently and the majority of these disturbances are instigated by adolescent males. The examples are wide ranging but there have been recent news of riots in China about tiny disputed islands on which no one lives but nevertheless it has caused numerous burnings of Japanese businesses, flags and cars. Young people are immature in every society, but given an excuse for social disorder there is very little personal restraint and the confrontations escalate quickly. Occasionally we see the same type of crowd behavior in the the US and UK etc, but the emerging third world societies are particularly susceptible to this type of unrest as recent current events have confirmed especially in the Islamic world.
First I thought it's about a concert of a Russian band at Foxconn... then I saw it's not the Pussy Riot... it's pissy riot (or PC riot?).
Does anyone know if it has affected Apple's production? if not, it's not a mac related news.