Foxconn Restaffs Factories, Says There Are Enough Workers to Meet 'Seasonal Demand'

[MacRumors]

Foxconn has reached its recruitment goals ahead of schedule and now has enough workers to meet "seasonal demand" at all of its Chinese plants, according to a statement released Sunday that was shared by Nikkei.

Foxconn is one of Apple's main suppliers, and the hiring information suggests Foxconn's factories will be adequately prepared for the launch of Apple's fall 2020 iPhones.

The factories of many Apple suppliers located in China were shut down for much of February, delaying device production. After reopening, there were staffing shortages related to quarantines and travel restrictions, resulting in factories unable to operate at peak capacity.

Foxconn said early this month that it expected to resume normal production by the end of March, and has successfully met that goal ahead of its deadline. Foxconn says that it is steadily recovering from labor shortages.

It's been unclear how the current world situation might impact the iPhone 12, with some information suggesting travel restrictions could cause delays due to an inability for Apple's engineers to travel to China to perfect the assembly process, but recent details shared by Bloomberg suggest the iPhone 12 is still on track to launch this fall.

Foxconn says that it has implemented "rigorous measures" to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for its staff, offering virus tests to more than 55,000 workers, and chest x-rays for another 40,000. Foxconn is expected to hit its peak production period in July to prepare for the launch of the new iPhones.

Apple in fall 2020 is expected to launch up to four new iPhone 12 models equipped with features that include 5G, triple-lens camera setups with 3D functionality, A14 chips, and more, with full details available in our iPhone 12 roundup.

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[newyorksole]

Things may be getting back to normal in China, but the rest of this year globally is not going to be normal at all.

I wonder where the “iPhone 9” fits into all of this.

 

[Cosmosent]

There will be NO "seasonal" demand later this year !

That ship has sailed !

"One does NOT need to be a Rocket Scientist to know that Sentiment has changed BIG time, OR that Apple's High-Priced products are NOT a Good Fit for the Times !"

 

[calzon65]

I wonder if Foxconn's "rigorous measures" include the motivational phrase "you will work or else" ... or ... "work for Foxconn, we have plenty of toilet paper"

 

[Expos of 1969]

They have "restaffed" the factories. Flatbed trucks with persuasive "recruiters" rounding up workers town to town?

 

[AngerDanger]

"One does NOT need to be a Rocket Scientist to know that Sentiment has changed BIG time, OR that Apple's High-Priced products are NOT a Good Fit for the Times !"

Who are you Quoting, and WHY is the Capitlization all Over the place ?

 

[Mr. Mad Vibes]

My Iphone 11 will have to do for another year.. Lets get through this people!

 

[Expos of 1969]

Who are you Quoting, and WHY is the Capitlization all over the place ?

Four short words is not Capitalization all over the place.

 

[JPack]

Lock down and test early and you fix the problem early.

Lock down late and don't test, well...

 

[AngerDanger]

Four short words is not Capitalization all over the place.

I wasn't talking about the caps used for emphasis. I was talking about "Rocket," "Scientist," "Sentiment," "High-Priced," "Good," "Fit," and "Times." It's like an odd mix of sentence and title case, and I wondered where it was from.

 

[jonnysods]

Man I hope the staff there are safe. Its the pressure many of us face - the need to provide for your family, even in the face of risk to your health and others.

 

[julesme]

“Seasonal demand,” that's rich. The press release should state they are staffed up for unprecedented, synchronized global recessionary demand.

 

[az431]

There will be NO "seasonal" demand later this year !

That ship has sailed !

"One does NOT need to be a Rocket Scientist to know that Sentiment has changed BIG time, OR that Apple's High-Priced products are NOT a Good Fit for the Times !"

Do you feel better now?

 

[Act3]

Foxconn says that it has implemented "rigorous measures" to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for its staff, offering virus tests to more than 55,000 workers, and chest x-rays for another 40,000.

chest xrays for 40K workers, interesting.

 

[BornAgainMac]

To me that translated to "Lots of people are now out of work in their industries. We now have plenty of people ready to work for us to build your damn Apple phones."

 

[mdriftmeyer]

Things may be getting back to normal in China, but the rest of this year globally is not going to be normal at all.

I wonder where the “iPhone 9” fits into all of this.

It won't take a year. By June most of the world will be recovered or near recovered.

 

[IIGS User]

Who's gonna be around to buy them that can afford them?

Regardless of what you think of COVID, the politics, or any of that. This isn't a page in history. It's a whole chapter.

More than 9/11 or the Great Recession. Things are different now. Period.

Things are just moving too quickly for people to process it. The entire landscape of the industrialized world is changing. Right now.

People in the US are going to see things they've never seen in the lifetime of their parents, grand parents, or great grand parents. And it's not going to be pretty.....

 

[HappyIntro]

Who's gonna be around to buy them that can afford them?

Regardless of what you think of COVID, the politics, or any of that. This isn't a page in history. It's a whole chapter.

More than 9/11 or the Great Recession. Things are different now. Period.

Things are just moving too quickly for people to process it. The entire landscape of the industrialized world is changing. Right now.

People in the US are going to see things they've never seen in the lifetime of their parents, grand parents, or great grand parents. And it's not going to be pretty.....

Well, yeah, I'm seeing things and experiencing things I've never seen before, and it's pretty scary. But I'm still going to buy a new iPhone for my son, who is graduating this year.

I'm sure iPhone sales will be way down for 2020 compared to 2019, but they're still going to sell millions and millions of them. And I bet that over the long run, things don't change that much from how they were before. Hopefully in the future the world will be better prepared for the next virus to make the rounds.

 

[compwiz1202]

Things may be getting back to normal in China, but the rest of this year globally is not going to be normal at all.

I wonder where the “iPhone 9” fits into all of this.

Yea might actually have surpluses instead of backorders.

 

[kaneda]

Who's gonna be around to buy them that can afford them?

Regardless of what you think of COVID, the politics, or any of that. This isn't a page in history. It's a whole chapter.

More than 9/11 or the Great Recession. Things are different now. Period.

Things are just moving too quickly for people to process it. The entire landscape of the industrialized world is changing. Right now.

People in the US are going to see things they've never seen in the lifetime of their parents, grand parents, or great grand parents. And it's not going to be pretty.....

When this is over! I am going to find you and kiss you!

 

[jonblatho]

It won't take a year. By June most of the world will be recovered or near recovered.

Yeah, I’m gonna take the over on that one.

 

[turbineseaplane]

One wonders if there will be customers though.

 

[triton100]

Who's gonna be around to buy them that can afford them?

Regardless of what you think of COVID, the politics, or any of that. This isn't a page in history. It's a whole chapter.

More than 9/11 or the Great Recession. Things are different now. Period.

Things are just moving too quickly for people to process it. The entire landscape of the industrialized world is changing. Right now.

People in the US are going to see things they've never seen in the lifetime of their parents, grand parents, or great grand parents. And it's not going to be pretty.....

a lot of people have been saying this. What’s your take on it. How do you think things will change?

 

[BarrettF77]

Apple will institute a limit again on purchases and then repeal the next week when no one showed up to buy them.
There is also the component of how Apple will be able to get the designs done of their staff are remote or not able to go in.

in either event it’s a political statement to the world they have resumed or at least want everyone to believe that. I dont trust a word they say anymore as their way of life has little to no respect for human life. If it did they wouldn’t have let things get to where they did and the rest of the world be impacted. They are one of the most self centered countries, period.

 

[TonyRS]

chest xrays for 40K workers, interesting.

Foxconn has done 20% of the tests that the US has done up to this point.