The plant employs approximately 17,000 people and is now expected to partially resume production with 1,000 employees on Thursday, the official said. He added that the state government had carried out inspections of hostels for employees.
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Protests erupted at the plant last week when more than 250 women working in a factory living in one of the hostels had to be treated for food poisoning. The incident highlighted the living conditions of workers, mostly women, living in dormitories near a factory in the southern city of Chennai.
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According to the official, the state government asked Foxconn to review the quality of services provided to workers. The Office of Occupational Safety and Health also recommended that the company provide employees with leisure equipment, such as a television, library and indoor games. According to another government source, Foxconn also told officials that he had increased production too quickly and would gradually ensure that the facilities were upgraded for employees before returning to full operation.
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It also makes iPhones 13
The Foxconn plant is producing iPhone 12 models and has begun trial production of the iPhone 13. According to analysts, the impact of the plant closure on Apple will be minimal. But the plant is of long-term strategic importance as Apple struggles to reduce dependence on China’s supply chain due to trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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Apple iPhone 12 a 12 mini
Photo: manufacturer’s archive
The cheapest of Apple ‘s newly discovered devices is the iPhone 13 mini – which costs CZK 19,990 with 128GB of memory. However, the most equipped, 512GB variant will now cost CZK 29,190. The classic iPhone 13 will always cost three thousand more, ie CZK 22,990 (128 GB) and CZK 32,190 (512 GB). However, there is also a medium, 256GB version on sale for CZK 22,990 for the iPhone 13 mini and for CZK 25,990 for the iPhone 13.
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However, the best in the offer of the American computer giant is the news with the word Pro in the name. These are offered with capacities of 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB. For the largest storage capacity, the price climbed to a staggering CZK 44,390 for the iPhone 13 Pro, and even to CZK 47,390 for the larger iPhone 13 Pro. Of course, the prices of the basic, 128GB version are much more favorable, the iPhone 13 Pro starts at CZK 28,990 and the iPhone 13 Pro Max at CZK 31,990.
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The official prices of iPhones 12 are currently starting at CZK 16,990.
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Introducing the new 13 and 13 mini iPhones
Video: manufacturer’s archive
Supply chain outages
The interruption of production also came at a time when Apple was facing a supply chain outage due to the pandemic. In October, the company warned that the effects of these problems would worsen in the last quarter of the year.
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The riots at Foxconn’s plant are the second such incident to affect Apple’s supply plant in India in the past year. Last December, thousands of contracted employees at the Wistron-owned factory destroyed the company’s equipment and vehicles due to alleged non-payment. The damage at the time was estimated at USD 60 million (CZK 1.3 billion).
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Apple began assembling iPhones in India in 2017. Foxconn, Wistron and another Pegatron supplier have jointly pledged $ 900 million to produce iPhones in India within five years.
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