Electronics parts giant Foxconn denied reports on Saturday that thousands of workers went on strike at one of its plants in central China and halted production of components for Apple's iPhone 5.
The Taiwan-based company acknowledged in a statement that two isolated labour disputes erupted at its plant in Zhengzhou on October 1 and 2, but said they were immediately addressed and that production of the iconic phones continued.
Foxconn was responding to a report by the New York-based China Labour Watch which said between 3,000 and 4,000 workers went on strike on Friday. They are striking against company demands for an increase in product quality levels and that staff work through a national holiday.
The disputes marked the latest unrest to hit Foxconn, whose factories in China have been beset by a string of worker suicides in recent years, and followed a massive brawl at one facility last month.
"Any reports saying there has been an employee strike are inaccurate. There has been no workplace stoppage in that facility nor any other Foxconn facility and production has continued on schedule," the Foxconn statement said.
"Employees at all our operations in China who have worked during the China national holidays, have done so voluntarily and is supported by written documentation and any reports to the contrary are inaccurate."
