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| Foxconn halts production at plant after mass brawl | Foxconn halts production at plant after mass brawl |
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| Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology, a major supplier for Apple, has halted production at a plant in northern China after a fight broke out among workers. | Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology, a major supplier for Apple, has halted production at a plant in northern China after a fight broke out among workers. |
| Foxconn confirmed that a "personal dispute" escalated into an incident involving about 2,000 workers, injuring 40 of them. | Foxconn confirmed that a "personal dispute" escalated into an incident involving about 2,000 workers, injuring 40 of them. |
| Police later dealt with the situation near the facility in Taiyuan, which employs about 79,000 workers. | Police later dealt with the situation near the facility in Taiyuan, which employs about 79,000 workers. |
| Foxconn has previously been accused of having poor conditions for its workers. | Foxconn has previously been accused of having poor conditions for its workers. |
| Investigation launched | Investigation launched |
| Foxconn said the incident started on Sunday at about 23:00 local time (15:00 GMT) in a dormitory near the Taiyuan manufacturing facility in Shanxi province. | Foxconn said the incident started on Sunday at about 23:00 local time (15:00 GMT) in a dormitory near the Taiyuan manufacturing facility in Shanxi province. |
| Internet users in China posted pictures on microblog sites which they said had been taken at the scene showing windows of nearby shops smashed and police vehicles overturned. | Internet users in China posted pictures on microblog sites which they said had been taken at the scene showing windows of nearby shops smashed and police vehicles overturned. |
| Some photos showed police and paramilitary officers in riot gear being deployed to the scene. | Some photos showed police and paramilitary officers in riot gear being deployed to the scene. |
| About 40 people were taken to hospital and a number of individuals have been arrested, the company said. | About 40 people were taken to hospital and a number of individuals have been arrested, the company said. |
| Under control | Under control |
| A senior government official from Taiyuan City was quoted by the official Xinhua news agency as saying that three of the injured people were in a serious condition. | A senior government official from Taiyuan City was quoted by the official Xinhua news agency as saying that three of the injured people were in a serious condition. |
| The official also said that an initial investigation had found that the fighting had been a clash between workers from Shandong Province and Henan Province. | The official also said that an initial investigation had found that the fighting had been a clash between workers from Shandong Province and Henan Province. |
| The Xinhua agency reported that the dispute had been brought under control by 5,000 policemen by 09:00 local time on Monday. | The Xinhua agency reported that the dispute had been brought under control by 5,000 policemen by 09:00 local time on Monday. |
| Foxconn said that the dispute did not appear to have been work-related. | Foxconn said that the dispute did not appear to have been work-related. |
| But unverified messages on the Twitter-like social network Weibo suggested that violence from security guards may have sparked the unrest. | But unverified messages on the Twitter-like social network Weibo suggested that violence from security guards may have sparked the unrest. |
| One said that four or five security guards had beaten a worker almost to death, while another said that rioting workers had been targeting security guards who had earlier beaten some of their colleagues. | One said that four or five security guards had beaten a worker almost to death, while another said that rioting workers had been targeting security guards who had earlier beaten some of their colleagues. |
| There was no independent confirmation of these messages. | There was no independent confirmation of these messages. |
| The plant makes electronic components for cars and consumer devices. | The plant makes electronic components for cars and consumer devices. |
| Earlier in the year a fight broke out in a restaurant at a Foxconn plant involving about 100 workers. | Earlier in the year a fight broke out in a restaurant at a Foxconn plant involving about 100 workers. |
| State media reported that the incident in Chengdu "was triggered by a conflict" between a group of workers and a restaurant owner. | State media reported that the incident in Chengdu "was triggered by a conflict" between a group of workers and a restaurant owner. |
| A string of suicides at Foxconn last year put the spotlight on working conditions at its factories. | A string of suicides at Foxconn last year put the spotlight on working conditions at its factories. |
| Foxconn has since agreed to reduce hours, protect pay and improve staff representation. | Foxconn has since agreed to reduce hours, protect pay and improve staff representation. |