Foxconn Workers Walk Off Job, Says China Labor Watch

According to worker watchdog group, China Labor Watch, thousands of Chinese workers at a Foxconn plant have gone on strike. The labor dispute arrives on the heels of recent riots and other reports of unrest within Apple's iPhone 5 manufacturing supplier.

China Labor Watch issued a press release today, stating that as many as four-thousand Foxconn employees created a work stoppage, protesting current working conditions. Allegedly, increased attention to quality standards has led to the unrest.

Only two weeks ago, thousands of laborers at the Taiyuan, China facility erupted into a brawl. Apparently, increased pressure on quality control inspectors has caused the current conflict, as QA agents are facing difficult working conditions from both management and fellow workers.

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