In Ho Hai (2317-TW) Foxconn’s Zhengzhou factory, after employee protests erupted, Hon Hai issued a statement on Thursday (24), saying that the Zhengzhou factory made a “technical error” when hiring new employees and will apologized to employees for this.
Hon Hai said in a statement that regarding the issue of recruiting new employees, “our team investigated the matter and found a technical error in the onboarding process. We apologize for the computer system input error and we guarantee that the actual salary will be consistent with the agreed and official salary. The recruitment posters are the same.”
A Hon Hai source familiar with the situation said the larger protest subsided on Thursday and that Hon Hai was communicating with employees involved in smaller protests. Hon Hai has reached a “preliminary agreement” with employees and the factory will continue production on Thursday, the person said.
After the outbreak of employee protests at the Zhengzhou factory, it started supplyingRMB(The same below) A subsidy of 10,000 yuan (1,400 US dollars), which exceeds the employee’s monthly salary.
Zhengzhou Foxconn said in an online notice that the payment will be paid in two installments to help employees go home smoothly, Bloomberg reported. Of the more than 200,000 employees at the Zhengzhou plant, many are from Henan or other places. A representative from Hon Hai confirmed the warning but did not provide further details.
The Financial Associated Press also reported that a number of Zhengzhou Foxconn recruiters revealed that Zhengzhou Foxconn will give 10,000 yuan to new employees who choose to leave and return to their hometowns, including subsidies such as salary, isolation fees, lost wages and car rates. After the employee scans the resignation code to register for resignation, the company will pay the employee 8,000 yuan before getting on the bus, and the company will pay another 2,000 yuan within four hours after the employee returns home and gets on on the car to scan the boarding code.
Apple (AAPL-USA) said on Thursday that it had sent people to the Zhengzhou factory. Apple said, “Team members have conducted site inspections at the Zhengzhou factory and are reviewing the local situation and working closely with Hon Hai to ensure employee concerns are addressed.”
