World’s Largest iPhone Factory: Foxconn Offers Workers $1400 to Stop Rioting and Leave

Taiwan-based Foxconn spent the past month offering bonuses to employees willing to work at its massive factory in Zhengzhou, China, during a hellish coronavirus lockdown, but on Friday it offered $1400 bonuses to new recruits if they would agree to quit and go home.

Angry workers began holding violent demonstrations outside the factory on Wednesday, accusing the company of providing poor living conditions and breaking its wage and bonus commitments.

The South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Friday quoted a staff notice from Foxconn that offered 8,000 yuan (about $1,100) to newly-hired employees at the Zhengzhou facility if they would resign immediately, plus another 2,000 yuan ($300) if they actually climbed on a bus and went home.

The notice, published on a Chinese platform called Cailanshe, described these payments as covering “lost salary, quarantine allowances, and miscellaneous items.”

“Some employees are still concerned about the coronavirus and hope to quit and return home, and the company deeply understands the concerns,” the notice said. – READ MORE