Zhengzhou Foxconn recruits 100,000 workers and offers bonuses to revive iPhone production · TechNode - TechNode

Foxconn has managed to enlistee 100,000 workers to capable the staffing gaps astatine its Covid-hit Zhengzhou works with the assistance of the section government, according to Chinese media outlet Yicai. Foxconn is besides offering workers up to RMB 8,000 ($1,117.35) if they stay astatine the Zhengzhou installation from November to adjacent March, according to posts connected the firm’s authoritative WeChat account. Those who enactment much than 20 days volition besides beryllium rewarded with up to RMB 10,000. According to earlier reports, section officials besides encouraged retired People’s Liberation Army (PLA) members to enactment for the Zhengzhou Foxconn plant, the world’s largest iPhone assembly line. Apple has warned that iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max deliveries could acquisition delays aft the installation was affected by Zhengzhou’s Covid-related lockdowns. For Shanghai, the estimated transportation day for the iPhone 14 Pro is present arsenic precocious arsenic January adjacent year. [SCMP]