Emeute à Chengdu 成都 (Sichuan四川) – janvier 2011

Riots have hit the Foxconn’s Chengdu plant which has seen two employees injured.

techeye.net

According to the Global Times, the injuries occurred when a fight erupted between two groups of workers at the complex, which employs around 22,000 people.

However, Foxconn has claimed the incident was not work related. Some analysts agree -suggesting that the fights broke out as a result of the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays.

They claimed that the atmosphere in the plant could be tense and easily trigger employees’ emotions as many are busy preparing to return to their hometowns. As a result disputes can easily break out, which then have a chance to turn into conflict.

We’re curious: did Foxconn report the incident to the local authorities or settle the dispute with its own, allegedly heavy-handed « security », given the strict running of the plants and leader Terry Gou’s stringent approach to work ethics and er discipline. Read more…

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Chengdu (en chinois : 成都, en pinyin : Chéngdū), autrefois Cheng-Tu, également appelée métaphoriquement Róngchéng (蓉城) « la ville des hibiscus », est la capitale de la province du Sichuan四川. Elle a le statut administratif de ville sous-provinciale.