Apple has appointed an iPhone plant in India “Troubleshooting” to eliminate deficiencies after mass protests due to food poisoning and working conditions of employees. About this reports “BBC”.
Factory of the Taiwanese company Foxconn, which employs 17 thousand people, is located in the city of Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu in the south of India. It was closed on December 18, when the first cases of food poisoning were recorded. After that, the staff of the plant declared a mass strike, and Apple’s Guide was paid to this.
Apple’s representative on Wednesday on December 29 declared an audit on the production facilities. During the inspection, the Commission found that some premises in dormitories and dining rooms for workers do not comply with the company standards. After that, Foxconn reported that he had restructured his local management team to ensure the adoption of immediate measures to improve the conditions.
“We are very sorry about the problem with which our employees collided, and we undertake immediate steps to improve the conditions,” the company says.
December 9 became known that Apple had shrunk the production of new iPhone and iPad at the plants of partners in Asia due to the lack of components. This may turn into a new deficit: for example, those who ordered smartphones and brand tablets now will not receive them until early 2022.
On October 13, the German company BMW plant in South Africa stopped the production of cars because of the metallurgists started in the country. Workers demanded an immediate increase in salary for eight percent and additional indexation by two percent in the future.