Foxconn Reopens China Factory After Riot
Riots began Monday when Reuters reported a personal dispute erupted into a brawl, involving 2,000 people. Some employees accuse the security guards of provoking violence by beating up some of the workers.
State-run news media said 5,000 police officers had been called in to quell factory workers, who totalled 79,000, reported The New York Times.
Nearly 40 people were been injured and hospitalized after a “personal dispute” got out of hand, according to the BBC.
A Foxconn statement to Nextweb:
Foxconn can confirm that a personal dispute between several employees escalated into an incident involving some 2,000 workers at approximately 11 pm last night in a privately-managed dormitory near our manufacturing facility in Taiyuan in Shanxi province. The dispute was brought under control by local police at approximately 3 am this morning. According to police, some 40 individuals were taken to the hospital for medical attention and a number of individuals were arrested. The cause of this dispute is under investigation by local authorities and we are working closely with them in this process, but it appears not to have been work-related. The Taiyuan facility employs 79,000 people and manufactures automobile electronic components, consumer electronic components and precision moldings.