MacBook production workers in Shanghai riot because of the blockade

According to NYPostworkers believed to be from Quanta Computer – a partner that makes MacBooks for Apple – clashed with guards wearing protective suits and jumping over security barriers during a protest against strict restrictions on Covid-19 imposed by the Chinese government.

Workers at Quanta Computer’s factory joined the protest cut from clip

Reportedly, due to the restrictions put in place, many facilities in Shanghai, including Apple device factories, have managed to continue operating during the blockade through a closed production process. closed, requiring employees not to leave company facilities even during breaks, and forced to live in nearby factories or dormitories. They are not allowed to see other people, including members of their own family.

At Quanta Computer’s factory, workers were suddenly banned from returning to their dormitory areas during off hours due to Covid-19 restrictions. A video shared online showed hundreds of angry white-shirted workers shouting and jumping over barriers as security guards in protective gear tried to stop them.

Another clip of the video shows a female worker hitting and screaming at a man as he tries to strangle another worker. It is not clear if any of those involved in the confrontation were security guards, but the person who was strangled appeared to be wearing a worker’s uniform.

Apple and Quanta Computer have not yet commented on the content of the posted video. Meanwhile, unnamed factory employees confirmed to Bloomberg that the clash had occurred, adding that the workers were tired and frustrated with the Covid-19 restrictions.

Quanta Computer factory is responsible for manufacturing MacBooks for Apple afp

More than 50% of Quanta’s revenue comes from assembly MacBook and other products for Apple. The company is also a product assembly partner for Microsoft, HP and Dell.

This isn’t the first time Apple’s factories have faced protests from workers. In December 2021, 159 women worked at an iPhone factory due to Foxconn Executives in India were hospitalized with food poisoning, prompting workers to protest. A subsequent investigation by Reuters found that workers at the factory had to eat food contaminated with worms and had to live in dormitories full of rats and without running water. Workers said they were forced to sleep on the floor in dormitories, with up to 30 women sleeping in a single room. Workers said at least one of the dormitories had toilets without running water.

According to the report, the women who make iPhones at the factory are paid about $4.67 per day and are forced to pay housing and food to a contractor while working at the factory.

After the report was published, Apple placed the Foxconn facility “on probation” and said it would not reopen until it met “strict standards”.