Violence erupts at Foxconn Zhengzhou plant as workers protest over benefits and Covid-19 controls at world’s largest iPhone factory

There were violent clashes between workers and security forces at Foxconn Zhengzhou, the world’s largest iPhone factory, over employee benefits on Tuesday night and Wednesday, according to images and video clips posted on Chinese social media platforms and confirmed to the Post by two workers.

In one video clip, hundreds of workers were seen marching down a road, throwing sticks and bricks at anti-riot police standing in front of them. Another video showed a large group of workers on the side of a road being hemmed in by a wall of hazmat-suited personnel. In another video, workers were seen smashing up Covid-19 testing kiosks with steel bars, chairs and fire extinguishers to shouts of “smash it up”.

Foxconn, officially known as Hon Hai Precision, said in a statement that there had been public protests and “violence” at the factory.