{"id":454163,"date":"2022-05-27T16:55:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T13:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-plants-shanghai-workers-revolt-over-lockdowns-report\/"},"modified":"2022-05-27T16:55:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T13:55:14","slug":"apple-plants-shanghai-workers-revolt-over-lockdowns-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-plants-shanghai-workers-revolt-over-lockdowns-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple plant&#8217;s Shanghai workers revolt over lockdowns: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e2f80ed9c1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e2f80ed9c1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-plants-shanghai-workers-revolt-over-lockdowns-report\/#%E2%80%9CApple_plants_Shanghai_workers_revolt_over_lockdowns_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Apple plant&#8217;s Shanghai workers revolt over lockdowns: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CApple_plants_Shanghai_workers_revolt_over_lockdowns_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Apple plant&#8217;s Shanghai workers revolt over lockdowns: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Worker unrest is on the rise at the Shanghai factory of a major supplier for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le gadgets, with protests at times turning violent in response to draconian \u201cCOVID zero\u201d lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Workers at the Quanta Computer plant \u2014 which makes Apple\u2019s MacBook laptops \u2014 have been under strict lockdown for nearly two months with limited supplies as the Chinese government takes drastic measures to keep production online despite a recent COVID-19 case surge.<\/p>\n<p>But the fed-up employees \u2013 most of whom are low-wage earners \u2013 have reportedly started to revolt against the measures. The unrest has included violent confrontations involving hundreds of workers and the factory\u2019s guards, as well as incidents in which employees have bypassed barriers to seek out basic supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions ran so high last weekend that a group of workers stormed a housing facility to confront Quanta\u2019s Taiwanese managers. The incident led to a lengthy standoff as the workers demanded better pay and an end to the lockdown.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shanghai-30.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Shanghai lockdown\" class=\"wp-image-22435861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shanghai-30.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shanghai-30.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shanghai-30.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Renewed COVID-19 lockdowns in China were implemented in April.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-05-27\/apple-supplier-faces-worker-revolt-in-locked-down-china-factory?srnd=premium\">Bloomberg reported<\/a> on rising unrest at the plant, citing conversations with people familiar with the matter. The Quanta Computer facility manufacturers Apple MacBook laptops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are getting frustrated and tired of these controls,\u201d one worker at the locked-down facility told Bloomberg. \u201cThat\u2019s inevitable, especially when there is no timeline on when all this will end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Apple supplier\u2019s factory is one of many facilities that have adopted a \u201cclosed loop\u201d system in which employees work, eat and sleep on site or in nearby \u201cbubbles.\u201d \u00a0Workers are barred from seeing other people, including their own family members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/quanta-24.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Quanta logo\" class=\"wp-image-22435858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/quanta-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/quanta-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/quanta-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Quanta\u2019s Shanghai plant makes Apple Macbooks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Bloomberg, typical housing conditions for workers at the Shanghai plant include packing 12 workers in bunk beds per dorm room. One worker told the outlet that employees earn a salary of around 3,000 yuan, or $450, per month.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives for Apple did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely return a request for comment. Quanta Computer declined Bloomberg\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shanghai-27.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Shanghai police\" class=\"wp-image-22435860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shanghai-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shanghai-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shanghai-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lockdown measures have sparked fears of more supply chain disruptions.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this month, viral footage showed the outbreak of a riot at the same factory, as factory workers bypassed security barriers and fought with guards clad in hazmat suits.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Taiwanese <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/udn.com\/news\/story\/7240\/6292649\">UDN reported<\/a> that workers had been abruptly banned form returning to their dorms\u00a0during off-duty hours because of COVID-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_SHANGHAI-QUANTA.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Shanghai lockdown\" class=\"wp-image-22435856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_SHANGHAI-QUANTA.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_SHANGHAI-QUANTA.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_SHANGHAI-QUANTA.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>China has enacted strict lockdown measures in Shanghai during a COVID-19 case surge.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Renewed COVID-19 lockdowns in China have placed additional strain on global supply chains that were already reeling from months of pandemic-related disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Apple warned that supply shortages and COVID-19 lockdowns could hurt its quarterly revenue by up to $8 billion.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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