Foxconn Workers on Strike Over iPhone 5 Demands, Labor Group Says

Some 3,000 to 4,000 production workers at Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory went on strike Friday afternoon, according to an alert sent out Friday by China Labor Watch, a not-for-profit, U.S.-based watchdog for Chinese workers' rights.

Production was halted as workers -- primarily quality control inspectors -- protested against a series of escalating demands. According to the group, Apple and Foxconn "raised strict quality demands on workers, including indentations standards of 0.02mm and demands related to scratches on frames and back covers" on iPhone 5 devices. When workers failed to meet the new standards, friction between quality control inspectors and workers came to a head, in some c…
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