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Exclusive-Foxconn plant in south India to stay shut this week after protests

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. FILEPHOTO: As they listen to the annual general assembly at Foxconn’s Taipei office, on June 23, 2020 people wear masks in order to guard themselves against the coronavirus (COVID-19). REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

CHENNAI (Reuters) – The plant of Foxconn, an apple supplier, will be closed this week due to protests. This was confirmed by government sources on Tuesday.

Five days of holiday have been declared at the plant, the Superintendent of Police in Kancheepuram said, following protests https://www.reuters.com/world/india/food-poisoning-foxconns-india-unit-triggers-protest-police-detain-dozens-2021-12-19 against food poisoning at a unit.

A senior official from Tamil Nadu (where Chennai is the capital) confirmed the report.

Foxconn wasn’t immediately available to comment.

On Monday, Indian police released many of the detained people for blocking an important highway to protest food poisoning at Foxconn’s plant which makes iPhone 12 models.

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