"Give us our pay!", chanted workers surrounded by people in full hazmat suits, some carrying batons, according to footage from one video.
The videos could not be immediately verified by Reuters. The trigger for the protests, which began early on Wednesday, appeared to be a plan to delay bonus payments, many of the demonstrators said on livestream feeds.
The rare scenes of open dissent in China mark an escalation of unrest at the massive factory in Zhengzhou city that has come to symbolise a dangerous build-up in frustration with the country's ultra-severe COVID rules as well as inept handling of the situation by the world's largest contract manufacturer. SHANGHAI/TAIPEI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Hundreds of workers joined protests at Foxconn's (2317.TW) flagship iPhone plant in China, with some men smashing surveillance cameras and windows, footage uploaded on social media showed. Foxconn says working to prevent repeat of violence.Workers complain of delayed pay, insufficient food.Surveillance cameras and windows smashed by men with sticks.Online images show hundreds of workers protesting.
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