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Workers at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory in China have been beaten and detained in protests over contract disputes amid anti-virus controls, social media videos have shown. Footage on Chinese social media purportedly filmed at the factory in the central city of Zhengzhou revealed thousands of people in masks facing rows of police in white protective suits with plastic riot shields. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Chaparrastique volcano in San Miguel, El Salvador, has exploded. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> The images showed one person being hit in the head with a club, while another was taken away with his arms held behind his back. In other videos, protesters can be seen spraying fire extinguishers towards police. Posts on social media said the workers were protesting against unspecified contract violations. The factory operator, Foxconn Technology Group, said earlier it was using “closed-loop management”, which refers to employees l...

A violent workers’ revolt at the world’s largest iPhone factory this week in central China is further scrambling Apple’s strained supply and highlighting how the country’s stringent zero-COVID policy is hurting global Technology firms. The troubles started last month when workers left the factory campus in Zhengzhou, the capital of the central province of Henan, due to COVID fears. Short on staff, bonuses were offered to workers to return. But protests broke out this week when the newly hired staff said management had reneged on their promises. The workers, who clashed with security officers wearing hazmat suits, were eventually offered cash to quit and leave. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> Analysts said the woes facing Taiwan contract manufacturing firm Foxconn, a top Apple supplier which owns the facility, will also speed up the pace of diversification away from China to countries such as India. Daniel Ives, managing director of equity re...