(CNN) - A large-scale incident involving some 2,000 Foxconn Technology Group factory workers has forced the closure of one of the tech supplier's plants in China, the company confirmed Monday.
The company described the incident as a 'personal dispute between several employees' that escalated to include thousands of people.
Some 40 people were taken to the hospital, and 'a number' of individuals were arrested. According to the statement from Foxconn, local police were in control of the situation by 3 a.m., some four hours after the dispute began.
The incident, which a worker at the scene described as a 'riot,' took place in Taiyuan, a city in central China. Foxconn employs 79,000 workers at the facility. Production at the plant has been halted, but Foxconn said in a second statement that the factory will resume activity on Tuesday... Source/Origin >> Read More
