Foxconn paid 20,000 rioting workers to leave the company
Following riots over pay, Apple's main iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has now offered $1,400 to protesters, conditional on resignation.
There were many reasons why hundreds rioted at Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant, including complaints about a lack of food during COVID confinement. One issue, though, was how Foxconn allegedly altered employment contracts so that new workers did not get the pay they were promised.
Following the riot -- and an Apple team arriving at the scene -- managers at Foxconn apologized to workers for what it called a "technical error."
According to Reuters, Foxconn subsequently offered 10,000 yuan ($1,400) to protesting new recruits who agreed to resign. An unspecified source told Reuters that over 20,000 workers had accepted the payment and left.
It's not clear whether all 20,000 were involved in the rioting, but it appears they were mostly new hires so it's likely they were affected by the "technical error." Reuters says that these new hires were not yet working on Foxconn's production lines.
Chinese state authorities recently announced that Foxconn needed 100,000 more workers, and also asked retired military personnel to take on roles.
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There were many reasons why hundreds rioted at Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant, including complaints about a lack of food during COVID confinement. One issue, though, was how Foxconn allegedly altered employment contracts so that new workers did not get the pay they were promised.
Following the riot -- and an Apple team arriving at the scene -- managers at Foxconn apologized to workers for what it called a "technical error."
According to Reuters, Foxconn subsequently offered 10,000 yuan ($1,400) to protesting new recruits who agreed to resign. An unspecified source told Reuters that over 20,000 workers had accepted the payment and left.
It's not clear whether all 20,000 were involved in the rioting, but it appears they were mostly new hires so it's likely they were affected by the "technical error." Reuters says that these new hires were not yet working on Foxconn's production lines.
Chinese state authorities recently announced that Foxconn needed 100,000 more workers, and also asked retired military personnel to take on roles.
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Not a conspiracy, it’s fact. A week ago, Local Chinese government offered retired communist party members and soldiers to work for Foxconn. These were the same people protesting yesterday clock work like military. And today these same people says they are leaving… Gee whiz?
So they know exactly who they are.
but just read this head line
“20k people paid and told to leave”
but Foxconn contract clearly said full bonus will be paid at end of 6 months
so Foxconn decided to pay these 20 k new people brought in by Local CCP government and told them to leave.
so Foxconn don’t even want them there anymore… in the middle of worker shortage. So Foxconn knows what is up
however, this is mainly to destroy and take over Foxconn and hurt Taiwan but just a light nudge for Apple. Apple will be fine. They want to force Foxconn out and leave all the infrastructure and factories there for a company called Li Shin
https://www.cw.com.tw/article/5101103
, or the Foxconn of China, they already assemble all of the AirPods in China as off 1 year ago, guess who assembled all the AirPods before last year?
This goes pretty deep so everything is what what it seems
But Apple will be fine because they have already been planning that. As cook is said to have a great working relationship with Li Shin and their CEO, and frankly Apple has no choice…Apples plan is to have Foxconn do their manufacturing in India , Vietnam and some in USA but seems like the CCP cannot wait to get Foxconn out… Victim here is Democracy and Taiwan
With that said, I personally don't think there is any kind of conspiracy here at all. The commies are always pulling strings, to be sure. But in this case, it really does appear those strings being pulled are merely attempts at getting reliable, non-rioting workers to perform important tasks at Foxconn. When there are no riots, Foxconn is a shining diamond to the world of what's possible in communist China and the CCP knows that. But when there are riots and general discontent, the CCP knows that news will leak, and that tarnishes the image the CCP wants to project. Don't think that the CCP wouldn't turn on Apple on a dime though if it was in their best interest to do so. MONEY matters little when the commies are out to get you for something they profoundly dislike. Apple may bring benefits to the CCP right now, but Apple still has crosshairs on its back.
It would be nice if Apple could get its manufacturing out of this communist nation. But for now, it seems they really have no better options but to be there.
Apple has chosen to make its products in a country where low cost labor and advanced technological skills abound. That is a logical business decision. However, they are also aware that it comes with high risks. As time goes on, those risks seem to be increasing, which is why Apple badly needs other options. And while Taiwan is one option, they need other low cost options in light of the precarious state of things between Taiwan and the mainland.
Some of us think of Apple as a beloved tech manufacturer who offers some nice services too. But it's more than that. Many people have Apple in their 401K's. Investing is more than just something for the wealthy. Anyone with an ounce of smarts and education is engaged in it to some level. The US economy in many ways depends on high tech companies born in the USA, and Apple is a huge part of that. So what undermines and harms Apple harms a vast number of people outside Apple too, not to mention the lesser problem of product delays and the like.
Seeing Apple succeed is what we Apple geeks of course want, but even people who aren't geeks or die hard Apple fans still want Apple to succeed for reasons different than our own. That is why articles like this are important. We need to know because a lot is at stake. If Apple could get out of China, that would be great, but it cannot do that for quite some time. That's why we must just grit our teeth and hold on for the ride.
Much of what you have written seems to be what an official mouthpiece of the CCP would say.
I agree that the Chinese people love peace and therefore strive to have that in their culture, but such is done in spite of the CCP. Culture of the general Chinese populace isn't necessarily the same as the culture the CCP wants to inflict on society. Traditional "old" Chinese culture has been largely destroyed by the CCP. This is not simply a Western idea but reality. And any peace-loving Chinese person in China who feels the same is certainly not going to get their voice heard once the CCP finds out. The people of Hong Kong have been finding that out over the last four years.
https://tfipost.com/2020/09/china-was-a-beautiful-country-with-a-great-civilisation-but-then-came-ccp-now-china-needs-independence-from-it/
Just because Steve Jobs and Apple executives and the board knew that China was communist does not suggest they "did not consider it as bad." They made a purely business decision based on cheap labor, technologically savvy factories that could be trained, the lucrative potential of selling millions of iPhones to the Chinese people, etc. That decision was made in spite of the anticipated difficulties they would encounter in freedom-limiting China, which limits freedom as per the iron fist of the CCP, not as per the heartfelt desire of the Chinese people. The CCP and the Chinese people are not necessarily one in the same thing, although most people comply so as to avoid a CCP crackdown.
Apple has compromised its "Western" principles to continue business in China and has been reaping the financial rewards of that:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/technology/apple-china-doug-guthrie.html
But to remain in its lofty position in China means Apple must continue to compromise its principles and endure the risks like COVID lockdowns and confrontations between the mainland and Taiwan. It's a delicate situation to be in. I would be very surprised to see Apple doing the same thing in China 20 years from now. The tightrope they're walking now carries many risks. Twenty thousand rioting workers is but a drop in a sea of problems.
This whole article seems to inform us that this is a “Foxconn issue” or a “ issue”, when, in fact, it’s a “China Zero COVID lock down issue”. Go watch “The China Show” on YouTube with Laowhy86 and Serpentza, two guys who spent a decade travelling China to get a better informed opinion.
This misinformation campaign by the China government isn’t working on me.
Obiwanbill
Culture is contained in the history and historical writings. Unless CCP destroys Chinese language and hide its history, the Chinese culture will never be forgotten by Chinese people. Since this the absolute truth, CCP cannot continue its governing without conforming to Chinese culture.
I don't think you understand Western culture believes in absolute personal freedom. If you look at the several thousands years Chinese history. Chinese people is governed by a central government and emperor. They have much less personal freedom in political matters than today.
And you don't seem to understand politics. US is democratic nation. But President Trump did many things with presidential orders without the approval of people and not Congress. Politics is just like this. TSMC has to obey US order to move several hundreds employees and family to Arizona. This is democracy? Give me a break!
US government and CCP is on a par in terms of politics. See Jobs and Apple ignored political in their business decisions. And what you are trying to do on Apple is imposing politics on Apple.