Foxconn adds an extra 50,000 workers for iPhone 16 assembly

Expected iPhone 16 colors and vertically arranged camera bump revealed in an image of iPhone dummy units in late July (image via @SonnyDickson on X)

Major Apple assembler Foxconn has hired around 50,000 new workers in “iPhone City,” its Zhengzhou factory in China, local media including China Business News reported on Thursday. This annual recruitment drive comes as the massive assembly campus ramps up production of the iPhone 16 lineup, due within months.

Kim Eun-jin for BusinessKorea:
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Late in July this year, Foxconn posted recruitment information on major job sites and social networking services (SNS) platforms, offering an increased hourly wage of up to 25 yuan [US$3.49]. Additionally, the Zhengzhou factory has offered bonuses of up to 7,500 yuan [US$1,046.11], a notable increase from the 6,000 yuan [US$836.89] bonus offered a month earlier.

The period from August to December is considered the peak season for iPhone shipments, and Apple has set an ambitious shipment target of 90 million units for the iPhone 16, a 10% increase from the previous year. Bloomberg reported that the shipment volume of the iPhone 15 in the second half of last year was around 81 million units.

Foxconn’s Zhengzhou factory is known as the world’s largest production base for iPhones, and the recent hiring spree underscores the company’s commitment to meeting Apple’s increased shipment targets.

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