Foxconn Workers On Strike Over iPhone 5 Production 184
itwbennett writes "That army of robotic assembly line workers we mentioned yesterday apparently can't get started soon enough. As many as 3,000-4,000 workers are on strike at Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory, upset at stricter quality control requirements with the iPhone 5 and having to work through a national holiday this week. 'According to workers, multiple iPhone 5 production lines from various factory buildings were in a state of paralysis for the entire day,' China Labor Watch said. Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo are both blocking searches in Chinese for 'Foxconn strikes.'"
Re:Good for them! (Score:5, Informative)
You do know that Apple recently opened up manufacturing in Brazil, right?
Apple only opened the Brazil plants because Brazil wouldn't let them sell iPhones in Brazil unless they did. Don't act like they did it out of the good of their hearts. If that law didn't exist they'd shut down the Brazilian plant faster than you can say "Saint Steve Jobs" and move it back to China.
Quality control issues (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Good for them! (Score:4, Informative)
Who do you suppose runs the factory in Brazil?
http://www.bgr.com/2011/04/12/ipad-maker-foxconn-could-spend-12b-on-new-plants-in-brazil/ [bgr.com]