According to a report by China Labor Watch, Foxconn production has halted at the Zhengzhou factory. These workers are liable for the assembly of Apple's latest handset, the iPhone 5. With recent reports of iPhone 5 supply shortages; this will only have a negative effect on estimated shipment dates for future units. Apple has demanded...
A new report by DigiTimes suggests that earlier riots at Foxconn Electronics could be due to workers not being paid overtime related to iPhone 5 production. Foxconn has however now issued an official statement that this will not affect iPhone 5 shipments and the company will also ensure that all over-time payments are made as promised. Hon Hai Precision Industry...
iPhone 5's fast growing market demand is reportedly putting tremendous production pressure on Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), according to DigiTimes. The iPhone manufacturer is reported to be facing severe shortage in the labor area as it tries to keep up with the strong demand of iPhone 5, according to market watchers. The source claims...
Apple's main supplier, Foxconn, will be halting production over the next few days after a huge 2,000 employee brawl broke out last evening. The specific location is in Taiyuan, where 57 million iPhone 5 units are set to be produced each year. This isn't very great news for Apple, who is already experiencing supply constraints...
According to a report by Digitimes, Foxconn, the maker of Apple's iPhone and iPad, announced their consolidated revenues for August ($7.5 billion USD), but experienced a drop of 10.6 percent for the month. The reason for the August decline? According to "market watchers" the drop is related to a "major client transitioning its existing smartphone...
Yesterday, reports from The Shanghai Daily noted hundreds of vocational students were allegedly pulled from the Huaiyin Institute of Technology to do their internship at Foxconn to produce the iPhone 5, due to being "short staffed" according to an unnamed official. In an email statement to Bloomberg, Foxconn responded and noted students were 'free' to...
The iPhone 5 announcement is quickly approaching and Foxconn must really have some major mass production going on currently. According to The Shanghai Daily and China National Radio 200 students were pulled from the Huaiyin Institute of Technology to produce the iPhone 5. The Shanghai Daily learned later that Foxconn pulled out students from at least five other colleges too. A student...
Foxconn parent Hon Hai Precision Industry is reportedly planning to boost LCD production for Apple's next generation iPhone and other iOS devices at Sharp's Sakai, Japan plant by investing up to $1B, according to a company official, reports Apple Insider (via Reuters). C.C.Lin, a Foxconn official, also told the press that Hon Hai is considering possibilities...
Apple and Foxconn have worked hard over the 2012 year to improve the working conditions of its factories. They began earlier this year by raising salaries and cutting overtime hours. Oddly enough, many workers were frustrated with their overtime being cut, mainly because the money they earn is barely enough to purchase their essential needs. This time...
Yesterday the Fair Labor Association (FLA) released a report that noted Apple supplier Foxconn has successfully completed a bunch of actions seen to improve working conditions for its employees: This verification reviewed items slated for April and May, finding that Foxconn has completed all of the 195 actions that were due. In addition, 89 action...
According to a report by Bloomberg, Amazon has plans underway to develop a smartphone to target the iPhone and Android devices. The company is working with Foxconn on their supposed device and Amazon is currently looking at acquiring wireless patents for its new device: Amazon.com Inc. is developing a smartphone that would vie with Apple...
Terry Gou, the chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (commonly known as Foxconn), told the media on Monday that consumers should wait for the launch of iPhone 5 as Apple's next model "will put Samsung's Galaxy III to shame" reports Patently Apple. Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and also the main manufacturer behind iPhone and iPad,...
