Sharp’s parent struggles to produce iPhones
Foxconn, aka Hon Hai Precision, and owner of Sharp, is main assembler of Apple iPhones
- Its plant in Zhengzhou, which employs 200,000 people in China, has been rocked by employee discontent, according to report from Reuters News
- Caused by stringent measures enforced by Chinese government to stop spread of COVID-19
- Workers have been seen fleeing the plant
- The company is denying reports that 20,000 workers had been put in COVID quarantine
- Production of iPhones could plummet as much as 30% as a result
- Company now offering up to 400 yuan ($55) per day bonus to retain workers
- 45% of Foxconn’s total revenue is from the Apple iPhone contract