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Apple factory Shanghai workers revolt over ‘draconian’ COVID-19 lockdown: report

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Labor unrest is growing at the Shanghai factory of a major supplier for Apple gadgets, with protests turning violent at times in response to the “COVID zero” lockdown. Employees at the Quanta Computer Plant – which makes Apple’s MacBook laptops – have been in strict lockdown for nearly two months with limited supplies as the Chinese government takes drastic measures to keep production online despite a recent COVID-19 case surge. Is. But fed up employees – most of whom are low-paid – have reportedly begun to rebel against the measures. The unrest included violent confrontations with hundreds of workers and…

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