Amid protests, Apple plans to move production out of China
Amid arising protests, Apple plans to move production out of China to set up its production elsewhere in Asia, particularly India and Vietnam.
Apple is also looking to reduce the dependence on Taiwanese assemblers led by the Foxconn Technology Group, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. China’s Zhengzhou employs around 300,000 workers at a factory run by Foxconn to make iPhones and other Apple products.
According to market research firm Counterpoint Research, Zhengzhou alone made up about 85 per cent of the Pro lineup of iPhones at one point. Violent protests erupted at Foxconn’s largest iPhone plant in Zhengzhou city in late November. Hundreds of workers demonstrated at the Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, China.
The unrest was spurred by reports of unpaid wages and harsh COVID-19 guidelines at the plant. Some of the protest videos circulating on the internet showed workers breaking surveillance CCTVs with sticks.
