The iPhone 13, the next series of phones that Apple wants to launch for customers around the world, is already going through the first problems before the release scheduled for September, and it is possible that they will affect the way the phones will be distributed .
It seems that Apple's partners who will assemble the phones in the iPhone 13 series are unable to hire enough people to work on the production lines and manufacture hundreds of thousands of units daily, as usually happens before every major release.
Foxconn, Apple's largest partner that assembles iPhone phones, is looking to hire more than 100.000 people in the next period to manufacture hundreds of thousands of iPhone 13 series phones and is willing to offer record bonuses for those who choose to become employees.
The bonuses for those who choose to work on the production lines of the iPhone 13 reach up to 1500 dollars, if they commit to work for a minimum of 3 months, surprisingly high figures for China, where the labor force was usually much cheaper.
"Apple suppliers in China, including the world's largest iPhone factory, are increasing their starting bonuses amid stiff competition to shrink the pool of young people willing to take on manufacturing jobs as production ramps up on new models to be launched in September. Foxconn Technology Group's factory in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, which makes about 80 percent of the world's iPhones, has raised its bonus for new hires to another record 10.200 yuan (US$1.578) if they remain at least 90 days after signing up in its integrated digital products group (iDPBG), which assembles iPhones.”
iPhone 13 also forces other partners of the Apple company to hire employees during this period in order to be able to honor the contracts they have signed, but the Coronavirus pandemic somewhat limits their ability to find enough people during this time of the year.
