(Original title: Apple holding off on Vietnam iPhone assembly over workers' living conditions)

Netease Technology News, August 17 news, Apple is considering the possibility of moving its iPhone manufacturing business to Vietnam. Prior to this, the company’s representatives visited a factory of its assembly partner Luxshare Precision and inspected all aspects of the factory’s conditions.

According to Tang Due Bang, foreign affairs manager of Luxshare Precision, Apple representatives inspected Luxshare's factories this summer, including the feasibility of building factories quickly and producing iPhones. Local media also stated that the factory in Van Trung Industrial Park, Bac Giang Province, Vietnam was inspected to ensure that it was of the right size, fully equipped, and had the available funds to start iPhone assembly.

Tang Due Bang said: "Apple has been investigating iPhone production at the Luxshare factory in Bac Giang province, and was impressed by the speed at which we built the factory. At the same time, through field research, Apple highly praised Bac Giang province and the huge number of local workers. potential."

The 30-hectare factory was built within 5 months of Apple’s request to expand production. According to reports, Luxshare’s investment in Bac Giang has reached US$270 million. Although it already has 28,000 workers, it needs to increase the number of workers to 50,000 to 60,000 if it obtains a license to produce iPhones.

However, some facilities of the factory have not yet met Apple's requirements, especially those related to dormitory conditions. It is unclear what requirements Luxshare has not yet met, but this seems to be the main reason hindering the plant's approval from Apple.

Luxshare also intends to further expand its facilities, with two dormitory sites outside the industrial park and is currently seeking construction approval from the local government. Vietnam is not the only place where Luxshare Precision wants to produce iPhones. In July this year, the company spent US$472 million to acquire Wistron’s iPhone factory in China. (Little)

Source: NetEase Technology Report, translated by Google Translate