Home » Corporate social responsibility » Initiatives from the public authorities and other stakeholders » China: covid outbreak forces an exodus of hundreds of Foxconn workers China: covid outbreak forces an exodus of hundreds of Foxconn workers On 06 November Apple warned its customers that shipments of the latest iPhone models would be delayed because of a Covid outbreak at the Foxconn Zhengzhou plant, in Henan province, which is the company’s main production facility for the latest iPhone 14 Pro. While the US corporate giant maintains "the health and safety of employees comes first", the same cannot necessarily be said for its supplier contractor Foxconn. Since October 2022, the production facility, which employs some 300,000 appears to have been prioritising production metrics over health and safety regulations. Through Éric Sautedé. Published on 08 November 2022 à 12h02 - Update on 08 November 2022 à 12h02 Resources On 25 October 2022, messages posted on the Chinese social network Weibo revealed that the Taiwanese company Foxconn had tried to hide a covid outbreak at its Zhengzhou factory. According to some sources, fewer than a dozen covid cases started appearing on 08 October. However while case numbers escalated Foxconn decided to keep its production lines rolling by imposing a ‘closed loop’ system,… Éric Sautedé Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. À lire China: combatting discrimination against those who have contracted and recovered from Covid affirmed as an official priority China: UN report undermines credibility of government commitments on forced labour Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
