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Foxconn shuts plant in northern China after mass brawl | Foxconn shuts plant in northern China after mass brawl |
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Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology, a major supplier for Apple, has shut a plant in northern China, after a fight broke out among workers, injuring 40. | |
Foxconn confirmed that a "personal dispute" escalated into an incident involving about 2,000 workers. Police later dealt with the situation. | |
The facility in Taiyuan, which employs about 79,000 workers, makes consumer electronics components. | The facility in Taiyuan, which employs about 79,000 workers, makes consumer electronics components. |
Foxconn has previously been accused of having poor conditions for its workers. | |
Investigation launched | |
Foxconn said the incident started on Sunday at about 2300 local time (1500 GMT) in a dormitory near the Taiyuan manufacturing facility in Shanxi province. | |
The dispute was brought under control by police at about 0300. | |
About 40 people were taken to hospital and a number of individuals have been arrested, the company said. | |
The cause of the brawl is unknown, but Foxconn said local authorities were now conducting an investigation into the incident. |