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• @violazhouyi Viola Zhou on x

  A Foxconn worker shared live footage from the ongoing protest at the Zhengzhou factory. He said workers had marched out from their dorms this morning to demand compensation, now they are facing riot police. https://twitter.com/...

• @byron_wan Byron Wan on x

  🔥 Nov 23: workers at Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant are still confronting and pushing back against the white guards / dabai... https://twitter.com/...

• @smritisharma_ Smriti Sharma on x

  Violent #protests erupt at #Apple's Main #iPhone Plant ( #Foxconn ) in #China ......Staff clash with security as tensions boil over in #Zhengzhou https://twitter.com/...

• @violazhouyi Viola Zhou on x

  He said many other videos showing police beating up workers were posted to workers' group chats. Workers tried to go live on Douyin and Kuaishou, but livestreams were cut immediately. They are struggling to let others know what's happening.

• @violazhouyi Viola Zhou on x

  He said most meals were composed of potato and cabbage. Deliveries were banned. Trash piled up in the hallway. They heard Covid patients and non-patients were mixed together on the assembly lines. https://twitter.com/...

• @violazhouyi Viola Zhou on x

  This worker, in his 20s, used to work for Foxconn in Shenzhen. He signed onto the Zhengzhou job believing the Covid outbreak was under control. After he was bussed here last week, he was locked up in an 8-person quarantine room.

• @jenniferzeng97 @jenniferzeng97 on x

  “We want to go home!” #Foxconn Workers shouted as riot police arrived at the scene. In #iPhone city in #Zhengzhou, #CCPChina. Nov 23. See my previous tweets for more. https://twitter.com/...

• @niubi Bill Bishop on x

  Apple's over-reliance on china an increasingly obvious material risk https://twitter.com/...

• @manyapan Manya Koetse on x

  Videos circulating on social media show riots and unrest at Zhengzhou Foxconn, where workers are fed up working during a mismanaged Covid outbreak and feel cheated by the company. As the topic is restricted on Weibo, some wonder if they were shooting a movie there.. https://twitt…

• @violazhouyi Viola Zhou on x

  They are also frustrated with changes in contract: originally they were promised 6,000 yuan bonus for working two months, he said, but now management said workers must stay till March. “If we catch Covid and are thrown into quarantine, we wouldn't get the money.”

• @reloaded7701 @reloaded7701 on x

  中国🇨🇳 鄭州市の 🇹🇼台湾 企業フォッ ; クスコン社 ; の🍎iPhone工場 で暴動が発 ; 生🐸 https://twitter.com/...

• @lauriechenwords Laurie Chen on x

  Surreal scenes from videos and livestreams by protesters, many of which were abruptly pulled from Douyin and Kuaishou today. A few Weibo users marvelled at seeing the protests unfold in real time in the early hours of today. https://twitter.com/...

• @lauriechenwords Laurie Chen on x

  A video of the aftermath taken near Foxconn staff quarters, provided to AFP by a former worker, shows smashed Covid testing booths, what looks like an upturned police vehicle and metal railings. https://twitter.com/...

• @jenniferzeng97 @jenniferzeng97 on x

  20 buses of armed police were transferred from Luoyang city to crackdown on #Foxconn workers after they tried to break out of the #iPhone City in #Zhengzhou #CCPChina. See my previous tweets for more. https://twitter.com/...

• @jenniferzeng97 @jenniferzeng97 on x

  Graphic warning. Worker at #Foxconn, #zhengzhou city, #CCPChina beaten up badly by police after they tried to break out of the factory. See my previous tweets for background. https://twitter.com/...

• @nrg8000 Nathan Ruser on x

  More footage shows large columns of riot police inside the Foxconn factory itself about 1.5km away from the site of the clashes. (also a very informative thread please read it) https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @patrickmoorhead @patrickmoorhead on x

  Apple's commitment to human rights know no bounds. -food shortages -tear gas -batons -surveillance cameras -delayed bonuses $AAPL Reuters: Huge Foxconn iPhone plant in China rocked by fresh worker unrest. https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @tculpan Tim Culpan on x

  To *some* extent, Foxconn's hands are tied in terms of Covid-zero. But paying workers on time, feeding them, and treating them well (even in these circumstances) is a no brainer. Foxconn & Apple have *full* choice where they run factories, though. It's time to rethink China https…

• @williamyang120 William Yang on x

  So far, Foxconn has not come out to confirm or comment on the latest incident.

• @pelstrom Peter Elstrom on x

  Workers at the Foxconn factory streamed out of dormitories in the early hours of Wednesday, jostling and pushing past the white-clad guards, according to videos sent by a witness. Several white-suited people pummeled a person lying on the ground with sticks in another clip.

• @lisaabramowicz1 Lisa Abramowicz on x

  Workers at Apple's main iPhone-making plant in China are staging uprisings after almost a month under tough Covid restrictions. “The tension is that Beijing wants both Covid Zero and full economic growth. It's kind of impossible.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @noahpinion @noahpinion on x

  The workers are going home... https://twitter.com/...

• @fangshimin @fangshimin on x

  郑州富士 康工人暴动 ; ，郑州政府 ; 出动大批武 ; 警镇压，发 ; 射催泪弹， ; 工人用灭火 ; 器反击。 https://twitter.com/...

• @stephenmcdonell Stephen McDonell on x

  This video circulating of the fresh clashes at #Foxconn would appear to show armed officials (presumably police) kicking protesting worker(s) after they go to ground. The #ZeroCovid crisis hitting the world's largest supplier of #Apple iPhones continues. #China https://twitter.co…

• @jenniferzeng97 @jenniferzeng97 on x

  Workers went back to factory after they clashed with police. “Down with #Foxconn! Finish Foxconn!” They shouted while walking. At #iPhone city in #Zhengzhou #CCPChina. See my previous tweets for more. https://twitter.com/...

• @jenniferzeng97 @jenniferzeng97 on x

  At #Foxconn, #Zhengzhou City, #CCPChina, newly recruited workers break out of the #iPhone city after they found they have to live and work together with veterans who might have #Covid. The terms of their contracts were not the same as they were promised, social media post says. h…

• @williamyang120 William Yang on x

  Over the last few days, workers at Foxconn's Zhengzhou iPhone factory have once again staged large-scale protests, and this time, including a clash with police. #China https://twitter.com/...

• @byron_wan Byron Wan on x

  How many white guards were here beating and kicking this defenseless worker? https://twitter.com/...

• @tobitac Tobita Chow on x

  ‘Men wielding sticks smashed surveillance cameras and windows at a massive campus owned by Apple supplier Foxconn in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou... Hundreds of workers protested... many chanted “give us our pay”.’ https://www.reuters.com/...

• @matthew_pines Matthew Pines on x

  Oh boy. How many “A-level” teams does Apple have on this one, @rjunkapoor? https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @pelstrom Peter Elstrom on x

  The Foxconn situation serves up another reminder of the dangers for Apple of relying on a vast production machine centered on China at a time of unpredictable policy and uncertain trade relations. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @ipaulcanada @ipaulcanada on x

  11月23日，富士康版《你可听到人民的怒吼》 https://twitter.com/...

• @oliviasolon Olivia Solon on x

  “The protest started overnight over unpaid wages and fears of spreading infection... Several workers were injured and anti-riot police arrived on the scene Wednesday to restore order.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @tommackenzietv Tom Mackenzie on x

  Violent Protests Erupt at Apple's Biggest IPhone Plant in #China - Videos show hundreds of workers breaking out of dorm rooms - #Apple 's most critical production site, churning out 4 in 5 of its latest-generation handsets + majority of iPhone 14 Pro units https://www.bloomberg.c…

• @keithmccullough Keith McCullough on x

  So bullish https://twitter.com/...

• @niubi Bill Bishop on x

  Someone found what they think is a “silver lining”. Hope they don't use a lot of leverage betting on this “optimistic interpretation” https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @tw_tomy7 @tw_tomy7 on x

  郑州富士康 双方吃饱了 开干 警察把战场分开地方 不让员工集中 员工集中就占据优势 策略成功 2022年11月23日（九） https://twitter.com/...

• @dylanfrank21 Dylan Frank on x

  Riots have broken out at the #Foxconn iPhone Factory in the #Chinese 🇨🇳 City of #Zhengzhou. Because of Covid-19 lockdowns, over 100,000 workers have been locked inside of their factory dorms for weeks with, reportedly not being paid during the lockdown period. https://twitter.com…

• @gundamnorthrop @gundamnorthrop on x

  #Foxconn's #ICantBreathe in communist #china's Zhengzhou, after a night of Foxconn riot clashing with CCP police firing tear gas grenades, the resistance continued next morning. Riot police ganged up on Foxconn rioter, kicking & stomping on his head to cause grave injury. https:/…

• @amberchoudhury Amber Choudhury on x

  Onlookers yelling “fight,fight!” as throngs of people force their way past barricades. Protest started overnight over unpaid wages and fears of spreading infection: witnesses. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @sentdefender @sentdefender on x

  Riots have reportedly broken out at the Foxconn IPhone Factory in the Chinese City of Zhengzhou, the recent Civil Unrest is due to COVID Lockdowns where over 100k Workers have been locked in their “Factory Dorms” for weeks with a majority not being paid during the Lockdown. https…

• @chinalaborwatch @chinalaborwatch on x

  富士康又 出大事了， ; 困在宿舍的 ; 工人冲出工 ; 厂Something happened to Foxconn, workers rushed out of the factory https://twitter.com/...

• @pelstrom Peter Elstrom on x

  Violence erupts in iPhone City: Hundreds of workers clashed with security personnel at Apple's main plant in China overnight. Tensions are boiling over after almost a month of restrictions intended to stop a Covid outbreak. @betty_hou_1108 @GaoYuan86 https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @saikirankannan @saikirankannan on x

  Protests at #Foxconn last night.Violent clashes between the protestors and the police. #China #Zhengzhou https://twitter.com/...

• @jorge_guajardo Jorge Guajardo on x

  @EMPosts Notice the reason (it's not the lockdown, per se): “The protest started overnight over unpaid wages and fears of spreading infection,”

• @nrg8000 Nathan Ruser on x

  Later video shows workers pushing police back further West from the site of original clashes (the bridge) before clashing again at the next block. https://twitter.com/...

• @bibekbhandari Bibek Bhandari on x

  Workers at Foxconn's iPhone plant in Zhengzhou are protesting over pandemic control policies, according to one person who spoke to our reporter. They claim many workers have tested Covid positive lately. “The pandemic control here is bad,” the worker said. https://twitter.com/...

• @nrg8000 Nathan Ruser on x

  This thread shows a collection of videos from the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou showing significant clashes between workers and ‘dabai’ police, with some videos showing police stomping on workers on the ground, and workers pushing back the police. https://twitter.com/...

• @dtiffroberts Dexter Roberts on x

  “Workers at the Foxconn Technology Group plant streamed out of dormitories in the early hours of Wednesday, jostling and pushing past the white-clad guards they vastly outnumbered, according to videos sent by a witness to portions of the protest.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @niubi Bill Bishop on x

  Violent Protests Erupt at Apple's Main iPhone Plant in China Over Covid Lockdown - Bloomberg “The protest started overnight over unpaid wages and fears of spreading infection” https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @shashidigital Shashi Shekhar Vempati on x

  Sounds like a scene out of Andor https://twitter.com/...

• @ryan_chua Ryan Chua on x

  Tensions boiling over at Apple's biggest iPhone factory in China after almost a month of tough Covid restrictions #China #CovidZero https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @tw_tomy7 @tw_tomy7 on x

  鄭州富士康 開干了 2022年11月23日凌晨 https://twitter.com/...