Foxconn apologises after protests over pay and conditions at China iPhone factory

This image grab taken from AFP video footage and posted on Nov 23, 2022 shows workers at Foxconn iPhone factory in Zhengzhou in central China clashing with riot police as well as people wearing hazmat suits. - AFP

TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn on Thursday (Nov 24) apologised for a "technical error" in its payment systems after violent protests erupted over salaries and conditions at its vast iPhone factory in central China.

Hundreds of workers marched in Zhengzhou -- dubbed "iPhone City" as the world's biggest producer of the smartphone -- with some clashing with riot police and personnel in hazmat suits.