Foxconn's recruitment of employees at China's largest iPhone factory is in advance. They are preparing for mass production of iPhone 14 after Apple asked the assembly partner to hire more labor members two months earlier than usual. On May 3, it was reported that Foxconn began annual recruitment at its manufacturing plant in Zhengzhou, China, much earlier than the usual seasonal plan.
Although this effort, including recruiting people at the highway intersection, was stopped shortly after the covid-19 blockade the next day, it seems that Foxconn has responded to Apple Recruitment was resumed at the request of.
According to Taiwan media udn, apple asked Foxconn to start recruiting workers at its Zhengzhou factory two months in advance. This effort is to ensure that there is sufficient manpower on hand to manufacture products and minimize the impact of supply chain disruption caused by further local closure.
Sources believe that under Apple's current concerns about production capacity, the company's goal is to build [iPhone] in 2022 at least two months in advance( https://apple.pvxt.net/c/1251234/435400/7639?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fcn%2Fiphone%2F ) 14. It is expected to produce more than 30 million units.
As part of the recruitment boom, Foxconn offered job seekers 5500 yuan ($826) in bonuses. In addition, a report said that the uncertainty of other factories has led to many apple orders being transferred to the main factories in Zhengzhou.
Although there are rumors that apple is seeking to expand its business in other countries to alleviate the problem of insufficient factory capacity in China, this is still a problem that needs time to be solved. For now at least, Apple will continue to rely on Chinese production to produce its most popular products.
