{"id":4668,"date":"2022-05-09T13:50:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T11:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.gagadget.com\/the-three-reasons-macbook-pro-workers-broke-out-of-plant-and-fought-with-guards\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T13:50:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T11:50:24","slug":"the-three-reasons-macbook-pro-workers-broke-out-of-plant-and-fought-with-guards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pr.gagadget.com\/en\/the-three-reasons-macbook-pro-workers-broke-out-of-plant-and-fought-with-guards\/","title":{"rendered":"The three reasons MacBook Pro workers broke out of plant and fought with guards"},"content":{"rendered":"
The three reasons MacBook Pro workers broke out of plant and fought with guards<\/div>\n
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More details have emerged following eye-opening video footage of MacBook Pro workers breaking through barriers and fighting with guards at a Quanta plant in Shanghai.<\/p>\n

While frustration at highly-restrictive \u2018closed-loop\u2019 production practices was the key issue for workers, it appears that two other factors played a role \u2026<\/p>\n

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Background<\/h2>\n

Unlike most countries around the world, China is attempting to completely eradicate COVID-19 from within its borders. Even a handful of infections leads to highly-restrictive lockdowns, with most places of work and schools closed. Even food shopping is controlled.<\/p>\n

Quanta \u2013 in common with other Apple suppliers and more \u2013 is operating a \u2018closed-loop\u2019 production regime. This approach was pioneered in Wuhan during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and has been extensively used in Shanghai, where there have been multiple lockdowns.<\/p>\n

Closed-loop production means:<\/p>\n