[CNN10] A Technology Lockdown : November 3, 2022 (2)
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Chaos at Foxconn, one of the Apple's largest suppliers. Its Zhengzhou factory, which is its largest iPhone assembly factory in central China, is trying to contain a COVID flare-up. But workers are fleeing the COVID restrictions. Viral videos on social media show masses of workers carrying their luggage tracking/trekking long distances across highways. Workers in recent days have been flooding social media with complaints about sub-part/subpar(보통이하의) living conditions, the poor quality of food and the difficulty in getting enough food amid the intense Covid restrictions. The exodus is putting major strain on Foxconn at a critial period just before the holiday season. It is another reminder of how China's zero COVID policy is hurting international businesses. According to analyst estimates, the Zhengzhou factory accounts for as much as 85 percent of Apple's iPhone assembly capacity. Accoring to a Counterpoint research, they estimated that this could jeopardize 10 to 30 percent of the iPhone 14 production if this situation doens't stabilize in the near term. Now, according the state media, Foxconn is trying to boost capacity production at other sites. The company says it is acutally quadrupling bonuses for workers at the Zhengzhou plant in order to incentify/incentivize workers to stay. But zero COVID is clearly still having a massive impact on businesses, on people's daily lives, the entire city of Zhengzhou, which is home to more than 12 million people. It has been under lockdown since late October. These constant lockdowns in China are causing global businesses to re-evaluate the reliability of China as a production base. In fact, Apple has been increasing production in places like India in order to reduce its dependency on China. Selina Wang, CNN, Beijing.
10-Second Trvia: In Spanish, the word "manta" means what? Blanket, bread, balloon, or basket? Manta refers to a type of cloacal/cloack or blanket, which is why manta raise/rays should/share the name describing the lack/look of the animal's large flat diamond-shaped spots/bodies.
Today is CNN's "Call to Earth" day, which aims to highlight the conservation work of organizations and individuals around the world and in connection with that, we have a special feature with marine scientist and Rollex Awards laureate Kerstin Forsberg, who is working to protect manta raise/rays in her home country of Peru. I recently had a chance to talk with her about her experience beneath the waves.
