Foxconn’s facility manufactures the overwhelming majority of iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max devices. Operations were disrupted in mid-October following a Covid outbreak that put the factory.
In brief: The ongoing issues at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant in China are impacting Apple’s production plans. Protests against the extreme Covid restrictions that have seen many workers walk out of the factory are expected to result in a shortfall of almost 6 million iPhone 14 Pro handsets this year due to lost production.
Foxconn’s facility manufactures the overwhelming majority of iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max devices. Operations were disrupted in mid-October following a Covid outbreak that put the factory and its 200,000 workers into a « closed loop » lockdown.
It’s claimed that 20,000 workers have been put in quarantine on-site. There have also been reports of food shortages, leading to mass walkouts by workers. Bloomberg reports that many were replaced by new employees who rebelled against pay and quarantine practices.
