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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

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