Update on closed Foxconn plant

Foxconn, aka Hon Hai Precision, is parent company of Sharp

Reuters New Service is reporting that on the night of December 18, 2021, hundreds of workers of the Foxconn plant blocked the highway at Sriperumbudur, India, after over 200 workers at the factory fell ill and 159 people were admitted to the district hospital
Supposedly violations included:
- 15 women in a dorm room meant for 5
- A limit on the use of water, exceeding which the use of restrooms was banned
- Unsanitary food that left 159 factory workers in hospital with acute diarrhoeal disease

Employee protest forced Apple to issue a statement and put the facility on probation.
“Several others and I have had stomach pains and urinary tract infections before. They serve us food on time but very little”
“Some women stay hungry throughout the day”
“There have been worms in our food before and we sent photos to the supervisor, but no action was taken”
“If I ask for leave to go home because of a death, my supervisor will ask me to show video proof”
On December 26, an inspection team of the Tamil Nadu government, comprising of administration officials and led by two ministers TM Anbarasan and CV Ganesan, visited the hostel facilities where
the mass food poisoning took place, and looked at the amenities.
One of the two ministers said that they had conveyed their recommendations to the Foxconn Technology Group to “improve infrastructure.”
“We have also asked for action to be taken against those responsible for food poisoning,” the minister said.