Foxconn will no longer employ a "point-to-point" system, which restricted employees' daily movements to between their dormitories and the factory campus
The move comes as Apple urges partners to accelerate plans to diversify its supply chain beyond China following recent production disruptions in the country
Foxconn founder Terry Gou told Chinese officials in a letter that COVID-19 restrictions were threatening the company's position in global supply chains
It's been reported that Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant won't return to full production until late this month as the company continues recruiting new workers.
Apple is seeing a major supply crunch for iPhone 14 Pro models due to recent worker unrest and protests at supplier Foxconn's largest iPhone factory in China
Workers protesting at the world’s largest iPhone factory have reportedly been offered a compensation following their recent clashes with the security staff.
Foxconn on Wednesday banned all dining in at its Zhengzhou plant, which has about 300,000 workers, amid the region's latest wave of COVID-19 infections