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发帖数: 3803 | 1 Riot breaks out at Foxconn's Taiyuan plant, reportedly over guards beating
up a worker
By Richard Lai posted Sep 23rd 2012 4:01PM
Breaking News
News just came in that workers at Foxconn's Taiyuan plant have started a
riot in the wee hours in China, and that police forces are on site to
control the crowd. While the motive isn't clear, Sina Weibo user Li Tian
reports that the riot isn't related to the recent anti-Japan protests,
though judging by his photos, much damage has been done in the process. The
same site suffered from a strike back in March over salary dispute -- the
front-line workers failed to receive the promised pay rise. On a similar
note, Foxconn's Chengdu plant also had a riot in June, but that was
apparently due to an argument between some workers and a local restaurant
owner.
Update: We are seeing unofficial reports claiming the "2,000-people" riot
was triggered by security guards hitting a worker at 10pm local time.
Update 2: According to a provincial website, Foxconn's Taiyuan industrial
park focuses on magnesium alloy components for consumer electronics, heat
conduction products, LED lighting products, mobile phone products and
magnesium alloy automotive components.
Update 3: An undercover report from August mentioned that the Taiyuan plant
processed the back casing of the iPhone 5. It also highlighted the company's
harsh management as well as "practically compulsory" over-time work. We don
't doubt that this riot escalated due to dissatisfaction over working
conditions. | l*****r
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