 a day.At the weekend a video showed people jumping a fence outside the plant.Chinese people and businesses are continuing to grapple with President Xi Jinping's rigid zero-Covid policy. On the WeChat social media platform, Foxconn also said that people who worked for more than 25 days a month at the world's largest iPhone factory would be awarded a maximum bonus of 5,000 yuan, up from 1,500 yuan.It added that those who put in their "full effort" in November - without taking any leave - could be paid a total bonus of more than 15,000 yuan for the month.The firm said the bonuses were part of an effort to "gradually resume orderly production" and "thank our fellow employees' persistence".The lockdown comes at a critical period for Foxconn - which is now making the new iPhone 14 for Apple.Taiwanese firm Foxconn, which is a major supplier to US-based Apple, has hundreds of thousands of workers at its Zhengzhou complex.It has not yet provided an official count of how many people had been infected by the coronavirus at the plant.Last Wednesday, Foxconn said a "small number of employees" in Zhengzhou had been "affected by the pandemic" and were being provided with "material supplies, psychological comfort and responsive feedback"."At present, the epidemic prevention work in Zhengzhou is progressing steadily, and the impact on the group is controllable. The operating outlook for this quarter remains unchanged," it added.However, footage shared on Chinese social media, and by the BBC's China correspondent Stephen McDonnell, showed that workers were allegedly filmed escaping from the grounds to begin lengthy walks back to their hometowns, in a bid to avoid being caught on public){kind=link}
Chinese authorities have locked down a district in Zhengzhou city – which is home to the world’s largest iPhone factory – under the country’s strict coronavirus measures.
The lockdown started on Wednesday and is set to last for seven days.
The move may have an impact on production of the new iPhone 14, which is made at Foxconn’s plant in the city.
Chinese people and businesses are continuing to grapple with President Xi Jinping’s rigid zero-Covid policy.
On Wednesday, local authorities said the lockdown of the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone would start immediately and end at midday local time on 9 November.