![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/starving-chinese-iphone-factory-workers-leap-fence-to-escape-covid-lockdown/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/newspress-collage-20272401-1667169749190.jpg&description=WORKERS have reportedly broken out of a huge iPhone factory in China after draconian Covid measures forced staff into isolation. Footage showed at least ten workers jumping over the fence outside The Foxconn Technology Group's main factory in Zhengzhou amid reports of 'chaotic infighting.' Footage allegedly showed workers vaulting fences as they fled the huge iPhone factoryCredit: TikTok Insiders suggest many have begun lengthy walks back to their hometownsCredit: TikTok The plant was first forced into a 'closed loop system" after just a handful of Covid cases emerged in the region this month. And it's meant many of the 200,000 employees have been barred from leaving the manufacturing campus ever since. However, in recent days the situation has appeared to worsen amid reports that employees are fighting over food as scuffles have ensued over rations. Now, workers have taken it upon themselves to flee the camp with conditions described as nothing but 'chaos," report the BBC. In one clip shared on Chinese social media, workers were allegedly seen escaping from the grounds by vaulting fences and perimeters. Insiders suggest many have begun lengthy walks back to their hometowns in a bid to avoid being caught on public transport. In some cases, locals were captured carrying suitcases up hills alongside the freeway as they made a desperate bid for freedom. While others were shown stranded on public highways as officials in hazmat suits showered downs the streets. Workers have claimed the area surrounding the factor has been locked down with most staff members being subjected to daily testing to try and contain the spread. This was despite claims made by Taiwan-based company on Sunday that it would not stop workers from leaving. However, a 22-year-old worker - who allegedly 'escaped' by jumping over a fence - described how the situation in the factory's dormitories had descended into "chaos", report the Financial Times. Only last week, it was reported that cafeterias a){kind=link}
WORKERS have reportedly broken out of a huge iPhone factory in China after draconian Covid measures forced staff into isolation.
Footage showed at least ten workers jumping over the fence outside The Foxconn Technology Group’s main factory in Zhengzhou amid reports of “chaotic infighting.”
The plant was first forced into a “closed loop system” after just a handful of Covid cases emerged in the region this month.
And it’s meant many of the 200,000 employees have been barred from leaving the manufacturing campus ever since.
However, in recent days the situation has appeared to worsen amid reports that employees are fighting over food as scuffles have ensued over rations.