Apple looks beyond ‘iPhone factory’ China as dalliance sours
Society
10:09 16 Dec, 2022
Tech giant is seeking to redirect supply chains to India and Vietnam amid fears of overdependence on China
Scenes of mayhem erupted at Apple supplier Foxconn’s mega factory in China’s Zhengzhou last month as workers, angered by COVID-19 quarantine and unpaid wages, scuffled with security personnel, Qazet.az reports.
The unprecedented protests at “iPhone City” have caused significant delays for the latest iPhone models at the year’s end – Apple’s busiest sales season – putting at risk its 14-quarter growth streak. For Apple, which produces about 90 percent of its products in China, there is no easy remedy.