A Foxconn factory. (Creative Commons/Wikipedia)

The conflict was apparently over higher quality control standards.

CNNMoney reported that workers furious about “overly strict demands,” protested their working conditions on the production lines.

While Foxconn denied the reports, it did tell Reuters in a statement that there had been two smaller disputes earlier in the week, but those were handled quickly before things got out of control. “Any reports that there has been an employee strike are inaccurate,” Foxconn stated, continuing by saying that “there has been no workplace stoppage in that facility or any other Foxconn facility and production has continued on schedule.”

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