Breaking Digest previously reported that, on Wednesday, hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn’s flagship iPhone factory plant in China, amid the unrest related to overly harsh COVID-19 restrictions.
Employees at the world’s largest Apple iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, China, were beaten and detained after massive protests against harsh COVID restrictions and a plan to delay bonuses.
The area has been under severe restrictions as the Chinese government attempts to control a recent COVID outbreak. The lockdown resulted in an exodus from the area with many workers abandoning homes and attempting to flee the area by scaling fences.
“Regarding any violence, the company will continue to communicate with employees and the government to prevent similar incidents from happening again,” the company said previously.
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“Regarding any violence, the company will continue to communicate with employees and the government to prevent similar incidents from happening again,” the company said previously.
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From AP News:
Employees at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory were beaten and detained in protests over pay amid anti-virus controls, according to witnesses and videos on social media Wednesday, as tensions mount over Chinese efforts to combat a renewed rise in infections.
Videos that said they were filmed at the factory in the central city of Zhengzhou showed thousands of people in masks facing rows of police in white protective suits with plastic riot shields. Police kicked and hit a protester with clubs after he grabbed a metal pole that had been used to strike him.
Frustration with restrictions in areas throughout China that have closed shops and offices and confined millions of people to their homes has boiled over into protests. Videos on social media show residents tearing down barricades set up to enforce neighborhood closures.
The ruling Communist Party promised this month to try to reduce disruptions by shortening quarantines and making other changes. But the party is sticking to a “zero-COVID” strategy that aims to isolate every case while other governments relax controls and try to live with the virus.
