An employee started at Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant in the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone in early August this year says, "We're busy with work every day." Many others have also shared their hectic work routines on social media.
As a major player in the consumer electronics industry, Apple's supply chain sees a spike in recruitment and production every year around the release of new products. Apple has officially announced that its fall event will take place in the early morning of September 10 (Beijing time), where it will unveil the iPhone 17 series and other new products. Based on past sales trends, industry experts predict that pre-orders for the iPhone 17 series will begin on September 12.
"We're really busy right now, working on Apple's new products set to launch next month," a worker at the Zhengzhou plant said. During this peak hiring season, about 200,000 workers have joined the plant. (Translator: Zhang Yahan Proofreader: Ding Lan and Zhao Hanqing)
