Foxconn adds 50,000 workers in Zhengzhou plant as it prepares for Apple’s iPhone 16 launch

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The assembler, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, recruited more than 50,000 workers in Zhengzhou over the past two weeks, according to Chinese media reports

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Applicants for shift work at Foxconn’s factory in Henan on 4 September 2010. Photo: Dickson Lee

Che Panin Beijing

Published: 5:45pm, 11 Aug 2024

Foxconn is hiring more shift workers with higher wages at the world’s largest iPhone factory in the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou, ahead of the September launch of the 16th edition of Apple’s iconic smartphone.

The assembler, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, recruited more than 50,000 workers in Zhengzhou over the past two weeks, according to Chinese media reports.

The hourly wage at the factory has risen to 26 yuan (US$3.63) in August from 25 yuan in July, while a bonus of up to 7,500 yuan is on offer for returning staff with working experience at the plant, the National Business Daily reported, citing labour agencies.

Foxconn, the world’s largest assembler of Apple’s electronic devices, operates factories in Shenzhen, Chengdu and Yantai, in addition to its hub in Zhengzhou.

A poster describing the qualifications for Foxconn workers in Zhengzhou on 22 February 2019: age between 16 and 40, nine-grade diploma, no Tibetan and Uyghur ethnicities. Photo: SCMP/Cissy Zhou

The flagship factory is known for aggressive hirings ahead of major product launches, giving a high turnover rate for its workforce of more than 1 million staff.