Foxconn unrest threatens bigger hit to iPhone shipments

The factory is the only one which makes premium iPhone models, including the iPhone 14 Pro, and the source said it is unlikely to resume full production by the end of this month

Videos posted on Chinese social media on Friday showed crowds and long lines of luggage-laden workers queuing for buses. Photo: VCG/Getty Images

Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in China is set to see a further reduction in November shipments after the latest bout of worker unrest this week, a source with direct knowledge of the matter has said, as thousands of employees quit.

The world's largest Apple iPhone factory has been grappling with strict Covid-19 restrictions that have fuelled discontent among workers and disrupted production ahead of Christmas and January's Lunar New Year holiday, as many workers were either put into isolation or fled the plant.