iPhone 12 Production Halted in India by Protests Over Food Poisoning

[MacRumors]

iPhone 12 production in India has been halted by protests over food poisoning at a Foxconn factory, Reuters reports.

Foxconn's manufacturing plant near Chennai in southern India, which produces iPhone 12 models, is set to remain shut this week after protests by workers. Protestors reportedly blocked a major highway leading to the plant in response to 150 employees being admitted to hospital with food poisoning last week. The incident is said to have inflamed other employee concerns that have since been reported to the state labor ministry.

The temporary closure is expected to have a minimal impact on Apple in the short term, but it could have ramifications for ramping up production going into 2022. The disruption comes amid other supply chain constraints for Apple, which have been expected to worsen during the holiday quarter. The facility also makes Amazon Fire TV sticks and some devices for Xiaomi.

Earlier today, it was reported that Apple plans to manufacture iPhone 13 models at the Chennai facility, even though the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 are currently believed to be the best-selling iPhones in India.

Article Link: iPhone 12 Production Halted in India by Protests Over Food Poisoning

 

[Freeangel1]

WOW. more protests in India.

Hopefully this plant does not get vandalized like the last time?

Some things never change.

 

[Kevin2055]

It is been suggested to only drink bottle water when travel to India.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Halted already? I hope the protesters aren’t this bad.

 

[Ion-X]

Uh oh! Not a great feeling to be reminded your iPhone was made in a sweatshop.

Meanwhile Tim Apple keeps printing money.

 

[gorillab35!]

Wow. No empathy for workers I see.

 

[maktaba]

What were they eating?

 

[mondayriot]

They got a dose of the Delhi belly

 

[justperry]

They got a dose of the Delhi India belly

Fixed that for you.



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[ilikewhey]

wow and they were just gonna start production of the 13 with 20-30% aim for export, you can't make this up folks ?

 

[MauiPa]

Uh oh! Not a great feeling to be reminded your iPhone was made in a sweatshop.

Meanwhile Tim Apple keeps printing money.

ummm. Did you see Amazon and Xiaomi also use this factory? Almost all manufacturing for all brands is done by separate companies, some in India, some in china, Vietnam, Thailand, of which Apple has somewhat higher standards than others, although hard to control when your manufacturer is an unrelated third party..... In fact Samsung uses its own factories (vertical integration), but their conditions are typical for this industry and not much better. So, if you restate your comment without Apple, or as inclusion of the whole industry, you would be correct. Manufacturing in general is not a high paying job ripe with benefits. in a related matter, just look at how poorly amazon treats its employees, talk about a sweat shop

Not to belittle the problem, but these people deserve better by all industries and all companies

 

[sw1tcher]

[small font size] Somehow choosing a small font does not work(For me?)

That's because the code isn't [small font] or [small font size] , it's [size=?] where ? is a value

and the end code is [/size]

 

[thadoggfather]

Wow. No empathy for workers I see.

why have empathy when you can just virtue signal for 5 seconds on twitter, convince people easily amenable that that's sufficient, and do absolutely nothing?

 

[kemal]

Hope it all works out and no one gets hurt.

 

[JPack]

It’s about infrastructure and education. Some people seem to think Apple could manufacture in the middle of the desert without automated ports, high speed rail, or other supply chain necessities. They don’t even think about the basics like literacy, access to water, or electricity.

A few years ago, the Indian government embarked on an enormous mission simply to eliminate public defecation because of the health hazards and poor sanitation associated with it. Some things, you can’t blame Apple or Foxconn for because such problems wouldn’t even come across your mind in the first place.

 

[justperry]

That's because the code isn't [small font] or [small font size] , it's [size=?] where ? is a value

and the end code is [/size]

I am aware of that, it's the automatic selection that does not work, see below...
Upload in the below screenshot also didn't work correctly, took 2 times...

 

[BootsWalking]

Food poisoning from a few bad Apples?

 

[Whathappened]

WOW. more protests in India.

Hopefully this plant does not get vandalized like the last time?

Some things never change.

They do change when you give workers security, fair wages and healthy food.

 

[RalfTheDog]

That's because the code isn't [small font] or [small font size] , it's [size=?] where ? is a value

and the end code is [/size]

That's what she said.
Testing the other way.

 

[baryon]

Dammit poor people! Stop protesting about your inhumane working conditions and make my new iPhone! My old one is nearly a year old and I'm bored of it!

 

[Runequester]

Its funny how all our crap is made in china but people only fuss about it when it's Apple.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

It is been suggested to only drink bottle water when travel to India.

There is also counterfeit bottled water that you will need to be careful about.

 

[StoneJack]

How serious was the food poisoning? Hopefully not many people in critical conditions?

 

[gaximus]

Do they think the food poisoning was on purpose? I've had food poisoning, and never blamed the company serving the food, sometimes **** happens(especially with food poisoning ?). Or was this a clearly preventable thing?

 

[Will do good]

It’s about infrastructure and education. Some people seem to think Apple could manufacture in the middle of the desert without automated ports, high speed rail, or other supply chain necessities. They don’t even think about the basics like literacy, access to water, or electricity.

A few years ago, the Indian government embarked on an enormous mission simply to eliminate public defecation because of the health hazards and poor sanitation associated with it. Some things, you can’t blame Apple or Foxconn for because such problems wouldn’t even come across your mind in the first place.

+1, many people don't realize India have many problems and most are created by the local government or local greed. It's always much easier to blame Apple or Foxconn.