iPhone: Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou still needs 100,000 employees to run at full capacity

Despite the initiatives of Foxconn managers, despite the bonuses, despite the efforts of the local authorities to recruit en masse (even to beat the recall of Chinese army retirees!), the Zhengzhou plant is still very far from a return to normal. The numerous defections of workers following the confinement of the factory reduced the volume of workers by a third. If we are to believe the China Morning Postthe Zhengzhou site still needs to recruit 100,000 additional employees to regain full production capacity, a task that seems completely insurmountable in the short term.

Workers fleeing the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou after the authorities decided to confine the production site

The consequences of this slow production are particularly serious for Apple: in just a few hours, it will no longer be possible to order an iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max for Christmas Day (it is already impossible in the States -United). iPhone shipments are expected to suffer significantly in the current quarter, with analysts expecting orders to fall by 5 to 10 million units.