Foxconn closes plant after brawl among workersSeptember 24, 2012 - 10:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology, a major supplier for Apple, has shut a plant in northern China, after a fight broke out among workers, injuring 40, BBC News reported. Foxconn confirmed that a "personal dispute" escalated into an incident involving about 2,000 workers. Police later dealt with the situation. The facility in Taiyuan, which employs about 79,000 workers, makes consumer electronics components. Foxconn has previously been accused of having poor conditions for its workers. Foxconn said the incident started on Sunday, Sept 23, at about 2300 local time (1500 GMT) in a dormitory near the Taiyuan manufacturing facility in Shanxi province. The dispute was brought under control by police at about 0300. About 40 people were taken to hospital and a number of individuals have been arrested, the company said. The cause of the brawl is unknown, but Foxconn said local authorities were now conducting an investigation into the incident. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |