1,000 Workers Strike at Apple Keyboard Factory in China

A huge strike has taken place at the supplier of Apple’s keyboards in Shenzen, China, reports Yahoo Finance. Hundreds of riot police were called in after 1,000 workers walked out on the factory, owned by the Jingyuan Computer Group, and put up a blockade on the highway.

The normal hours for staff at the plant were 100 to 120 hours overtime, which compared to the common working hours in the Western world is absolutely huge. A high rate of workplace injuries, mass layoffs of older workers and verbal abuse from the managers was also reported to have taken place.

The strike ended after the factory (which also makes components for IBM) promised to reduce the amount of overtime. It is not expected that this incident should cause delays in production, but it is shocking to see that even the factories who produce products for the world’s biggest companies have been treating their workers unfairly.
Henry Taylor-Gill

Henry is a student who is a huge Apple fan, and has used their products since day one. He can remember how happy he was when he received the first iPod back in 2001 as a birthday present. He has an international background, having spent most of his life in France but he now lives in the UK. He is also a native French speaker and can also speak Spanish at a decent level. In addition to tech, Henry is an avid sports fan and has his own sports blog.

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