Sharp contractors axe 3000 staff as iPhone production shifts

By Staff Writer on Dec 5, 2018 6:50AM

Nearly 3000 foreign workers subcontracted to Sharp Corp have been laid off in central Japan, a labour union said, as the firm moves production of some sensors for Apple iPhones to a Chinese plant owned by its parent Foxconn. The labour union said some of the laid off workers were its members. ...

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