A day after Foxconn accelerated hiring, COVID lockdown halts expansion

Right after Foxconn began a major recruitment phase in its Zhengzhou factory for an expansion of iPhone production, the company has frozen hiring until the latest COVID-19 lockdown ends.

Foxconn freezes hiring, but continues production
Foxconn is one of the primary manufacturers of iPhones and has been able to remain unaffected by the latest COVID-19 lockdowns for the most part, until now. The company had begun an unusual off-season hiring run at the beginning of May, but that has ceased thanks to new COVID cases and a citywide lockdown.

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