If staff quit their jobs and leave the company's factory in Zhengzhou, the company will give them 10,000 dollars.
The location of a recent COVID-19 outbreak was shown in videos posted to social media.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, there were protests at the factory complex. Security officers kicking and beating workers are shown in the video.
In a message seen by CNN, Foxconn asked rioting workers to return to their dormitories and promised to pay them a settlement if they left. If the workers left the plant on buses, the company would give them another 2,000 yuan.
The average monthly wage for workers at the factory is less than thePayout is more than the average
Tensions have been building at the plant since the outbreak of the virus.
About 200,000 workers lived in dormitory on-site before the outbreak.
On October 26, the company adopted a closed loop system that restricted their movements and forced some to sleep on factory floors. Many workers were forced to flee the compound.
New recruits were offered a subsidy if they completed 30 days of work and a double subsidy if they stayed for 60 days, in order to get them to return to work.
Workers protested this week after they were told they wouldn't be paid until next year.
The company said in a statement that it was a mistake.
There was a technical error during the process. We apologize for an input error in the computer system and assure you that the pay is the same as agreed.
Apple said in a statement that it was working closely with Foxconn to make sure their employees' concerns are addressed.
Insider didn't get a response from Apple or Foxconn.
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