© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Foxconn logo is seen outside the company’s building in Taipei, Taiwan, November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang
by Sara Wu
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way left on Tuesday for a four-day inspection of the company’s iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, China, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
This will be Liu’s first visit to the world’s largest Apple (NASDAQ:) iPhone factory in his role as chairman, and his main goals are to review conditions after production resumes and exchange views, he said. the fountain.
Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, declined to comment. The source declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
The Taiwanese company’s iPhone plant was hit late last year by a COVID-19 outbreak that led to thousands of worker walkouts and riots, as well as production disruptions.
In January, Foxconn said production at its Zhengzhou plant was “basically back to normal.”
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