Foxconn Zhengzhou is offering workers who fled the compound over coronavirus fears a one-off 500 yuan (US$70 or RM327) subsidy if they agree to return to work, as the world’s largest iPhone factory tries to minimise the fallout from a Covid-19 lockdown imposed by local authorities.
A notice posted on Nov 7 by the Foxconn unit responsible for iPhone production said the “care and love” subsidy was a “pre-hiring” offer as workers would not be able to return to the compound until the seven-day lockdown imposed by local authorities was lifted on Wednesday this week.