VIDEO : Protests erupt at world's biggest Apple iPhone factory in China - Euronews

Workers astatine the world's biggest Apple iPhone mill person been beaten and detained during protests implicit declaration disputes amid anti-virus controls, according to employees and videos posted connected societal media connected Wednesday.

The footage appeared to amusement thousands of radical successful masks facing rows of constabulary successful achromatic protective suits with integrative riot shields successful the cardinal metropolis of Zhengzhou.

One idiosyncratic was struck successful the caput with a nine and different was taken distant with his arms held down his back. Another video showed a radical of astir a twelve constabulary surrounding 1 idiosyncratic and being beaten to the crushed with sticks.

Earlier this month, Chinese authorities imposed a strict seven-day Covid-19 lockdown successful the country astir the mill pursuing a surge successful infections successful Zhengzhou and the departure of workers from the plant.

Social media posts claimed the workers were protesting unspecified declaration violations.