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iPhone 5 Production Lines Stop As Foxconn Workers Go On Strike

iPhone 5 Production Lines Stop As Foxconn Workers Go On Strike

Posted October 5, 2012 at 8:21pm by iClarified
China Labor Watch has announced that workers producing the iPhone 5 at Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory have gone on strike.

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China Labor Watch announced that at 1:00PM on October 5 (Beijing time), a strike occurred at Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory that, according to workers, involved three to four thousand production workers. In addition to demanding that workers work during the holiday, Foxconn raised overly strict demands on product quality without providing worker training for the corresponding skills. This led to workers turning out products that did not meet standards and ultimately put a tremendous amount of pressure on workers. Additionally, quality control inspectors fell into to conflicts with workers and were beat up multiple times by workers. Factory management turned a deaf ear to complaints about these conflicts and took no corrective measures. The result of both of these circumstances was a widespread work stoppage on the factory floor among workers and inspectors.

The majority of workers who participated in this strike were workers from the OQC (onsite quality control) line. According to workers, multiple iPhone 5 production lines from various factory buildings were in a state of paralysis for the entire day. It was reported that factory management and Apple, despite design defects, raised strict quality demands on workers, including indentations standards of 0.02mm and demands related to scratches on frames and back covers. With such demands, employees could not even turn out iPhones that met the standard. This led to a tremendous amount of pressure on workers. On top of this, they were not permitted to have a vacation during the holiday. This combination of factors led to the strike.


That quality control inspectors would also strike is of no surprise. According to workers, there was a fight between workers and quality control inspectors in area K that led to the damage in inspection room CA, the injury of some people, and the hospitalization of others. After this, another similar incident occurred in area K, once again leading to quality control inspectors getting beat up. Yesterday, inspectors in area L received physical threats. When inspectors reported these issues to factory management, the management simply ignored and turned their back on the issue. For these reasons, all day and night shift inspectors carried out a work stoppage today that paralyzed the production lines.

CLW Executive Director Li Qiang said, "This strike is a result of the fact that these workers just have too much pressure."
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Just recently, a massive riot erupted at a Foxconn plant when a security guard allegedly hit a worker. The riot resulted in the plant being shut down for a couple days.

Read More [via Gizmodo]



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billy
billy - October 6, 2012 at 9:42pm
no wonder iphone is becoming shitty phone now
budsal
budsal - October 6, 2012 at 3:35pm
Amber I don't know if you are american but your comment is exactly what Manuel is talking about. To say that Americans did that in the past is only partly right. America, as a nation has had unjust laws which don't exist anymore that were based on the feelings of the people in control - Fearful White Males. Their opinions didn't represent those of all white males and certainly not America as a whole. America as a whole is made up of all nationalities, races, and religions. For better or worse. To say Manuel should learn from his own words makes no sense. He is addressing specifically "ignorant non americans", not all non americans. He is not generalizing. Finally, I don't know why I took the time to write this. No one cares, least of all me.
lk
lk - October 6, 2012 at 1:25pm
more rumor lies. why did you post this???????????????? thats alright ill buy more stock now!!!!!!!!!!
Jose
Jose - October 6, 2012 at 1:12pm
The owner of Foxconn don´t care about employees they are as slaves form them , this is a fact!!!
Chuck B.
Chuck B. - October 6, 2012 at 12:57pm
I believe his comment was "i dont care who you work for. Get back to work!".
Chuck B.
Chuck B. - October 6, 2012 at 1:02pm
I believe what he actually said was "I don't care who you work for. Get Back to work!".
Chuck B.
Chuck B. - October 6, 2012 at 1:08pm
Actually I think he was saying "I DON'T care who you work for. Get back to work!".
no_ma'am
no_ma'am - October 6, 2012 at 8:38am
@Manuel, well put. @ amber, you really have no idea what your talking about do you? I'm sure you learn by watching TV and believing everything your told.
rockne1865
rockne1865 - October 6, 2012 at 7:29am
I like Apple products but don't like that none are made in America, nor do I like supporting SLAVE labor! America must insist on Fair Trade! When you bring up the living standard of people making products for America in other country's you level the playing field & everybody has a job & good wages!
bonez
bonez - October 6, 2012 at 1:56pm
If Apple products were manufactured in America they would cost easily 10 times as much, its cheaper labor in China
myaapple
myaapple - October 6, 2012 at 2:33pm
Or apple can stop being heartless and greedy and make 2 billions lets a quater while americans people have more job.
Lollll
Lollll - October 6, 2012 at 7:00am
Apple, I am not even so excited about new iphone anymore, it like eat keep eating apple all the time I got tired
Manuel
Manuel - October 6, 2012 at 5:40am
Yes. I love apple products but I hate their bullying ways. I definitively don't like what they did to Samsung and others but I will still buy their products.
Russell
Russell - October 6, 2012 at 4:57am
@Suce Ma Bite: You are describing something Tim Cook likes to do!
PPires
PPires - October 6, 2012 at 12:35am
Motorola, Samsung and Nokia manufacture their latest gadgets in Brazil. They saw problems like these comming way ahead of Apple. Quality is top. Sure it's more expensive to manufacture in Brazil. But when you take into account broken equipment and the revenue lost, you may find that it is not that much expensive. Foxconn has recently announced the constrction of it's second Apple plant in Brazil. Total Foxconn investment in Brazil will amount to US$ 12billion over a período of tive to seven years, not all Apple.
handsome furs
handsome furs - October 5, 2012 at 10:30pm
BRAVO Zhengzhou factory! YOU DON'T SERVE THE PEOPLE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIKeQTjeo0M
Andrew
Andrew - October 5, 2012 at 10:11pm
I like iClarified but won't be back again if this sewer language is seen again , discuss injustice with some Clarity not obsenity
no_ma'am
no_ma'am - October 6, 2012 at 8:44am
I agree. Profanity = small vocabulary
budsal
budsal - October 5, 2012 at 9:55pm
"It was reported that factory management and Apple, despite design defects, raised strict quality demands on workers, including indentations standards of 0.02mm and demands related to scratches on frames and back covers. With such demands, employees could not even turn out iPhones that met the standard" Does this snippit explain the scratches on the metal edge which some or many have found on new phones?
ratRG
ratRG - October 5, 2012 at 9:25pm
In the famous words of the porch monkey Rodney King, "can't they all just get along?"
sidewinder
sidewinder - October 5, 2012 at 9:59pm
the previous reply was not from the real sidewinder. this is: My mom is a whore and I don't care what you say about her. "Thank you, come again." That was me quoting Apu.
Jaime
Jaime - October 5, 2012 at 9:23pm
Dam! This means my iphone order is going to be delayed. How dare they demand a holiday?
ratRG
ratRG - October 5, 2012 at 9:52pm
It's not like they are slaves! If they don't like the terms, then they can quit and get another job. They have thousands of people lined up to get a job there.
Copperhead
Copperhead - October 5, 2012 at 9:02pm
This is what happens when work is sent outside the USA. Also no matter where you work on this world, you should NEVER be forced to work on holidays. Shame on you Apple for allowing this to even happen.
Sillydrew
Sillydrew - October 5, 2012 at 8:46pm
Bring Apple's Factories to the US and I am sure we wouldn't have these stories. It's always about profit. IMO it should cost a company more to produce outside of the US rather than cost less. I hope we can fix this problem one of these days.
David
David - October 5, 2012 at 9:09pm
It's not just about the profit. It's about the supply chain. In China, various facilities have clustered into large, diverse manufacturing centers such that it's much easier for a facility to flexibly obtain parts, make changes, customize, etc. Outside of specialized industries such as the auto industry, it would take time for such a generalized manufacturing culture to reform in the U.S. and would probably take cooperation between many companies to get the ball rolling on such a thing.
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