1,000 Foxconn Workers Riot at Chinese Dormitory [REPORT]

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In a statement to CNN, Foxconn asserts that the disturbance started when workers had a "disagreement" with a restaurant owner in Chengdu, where the plant is located. When the workers returned to the dormitory, more workers somehow became involved in the dispute, and things escalated until law enforcement was called.

According to Want China Times, however, the fight broke out when workers allegedly hindered Foxconn security guards who were attempting to investigate an alleged theft. In this case, it was initially a conflict between workers and security that broke out into a full-scale riot, not a conflict between workers and some third party.

Foxconn has been under scrutiny for its labor practices most recently after This American Life aired a portion of Mike Daisy's one-man show which deals in part with Foxconn working conditions. While some of Daisy's information turned out to be fabricated, Foxconn still found itself the focus of much attention.

Despite having raised its workers pay by 25%, this riot suggests that conditions at Foxconn facilities may still be tense, even dangerous.