Foxconn robot grabs jobs

After the Spring Festival, we have to go to the employer recruitment period. For large factories like Foxconn, it can attract hundreds of thousands of people in the first month and one week. This huge demand for employment also provides a lot of jobs, so The return of rural migrant workers in China has also become a spectacular scene. With the continuous improvement of the intelligent production line technology, the recruitment situation of Foxconn after this year has undergone tremendous changes. The entrance to the bustling Foxconn factory area has always seemed a little deserted.

“At this time last year, the entire working group was busy day and night and recruited more than 4,000 people. At present, the recruitment work for the Foxconn Zhengzhou plant has been completely stopped. It is not clear when it is time to resume recruitment. Now, our leadership is closely related to Foxconn. Communication, news will be announced in a timely manner.” A staff member of the Henan Provincial Labor and Employment Center told reporters yesterday.

This reporter learned that, in addition to the Henan plant area, other parts of Foxconn have also received notifications of suspended recruitment of general workers before and after the Spring Festival. “At present, the Shenzhen factory has indeed suspended recruitment.” A spokesman for Foxconn China told reporters that as the 9th factory area has just started work, more details are not yet clear.

Insiders pointed out that employment contraction is on the one hand to better adjust the production line plan this year, and on the other hand, it is also a sufficient preparation for the redistribution of artificial and intelligent production lines.

Suspend recruitment

The reporter called the Shenzhen Foxconn Science and Technology Group Human Resources Headquarters cadre recruitment office yesterday. A phone message said that the factory site has been “suspended” and that there are currently no Foxconn recruitment notices on some local recruitment websites.

On the website of “Henan Foxconn Online Recruitment Center”, the reporter saw “Latest Recruitment” displaying the words “Foxconn Recruitment has stopped completely and no longer be recruited within half a year”. On the previous January 22, the website issued “ "Emergency notice", the notice shows that Zhengzhou Foxconn, Jiyuan Foxconn, due to the factory to adjust the production line, so the employment plan significantly reduced, Zhengzhou plant stopped in December 2012, before June 2013 no longer large-scale recruitment.

The above-mentioned Henan Province Employment and Employment Center told reporters that the factory site was still being recruited in November last year, but since last December, the recruitment in the Foxconn factory area has stopped and it has lasted for three months. For the reasons for the suspension of recruitment, the person said that it may have a certain relationship with the iPhone5's production cuts. The same situation also occurred in Shenzhen and other places.

“In the past, the number of people waiting in line was the same as going to the railway station to buy tickets. But this year we don’t know what to do. The recruitment window is closed.” A person who is near the Foxconn factory area also reported to reporters.

This reporter learned that last year alone was the first day of the seventh day, Foxconn Longhua plant recruited 5,000 people, the number of large-scale recruitment before the Lantern Festival up to 30,000 people. In the past few days, only dozens of people have been outside the Foxconn factory area. According to media reports, Foxconn has stopped both external recruitment and internal recommendation.

Or adjust the rhythm of production

Ms. Cai, deputy director of Zhitong Talents Group, told reporters that in February and March of each year, it was the peak of the company's seasonal recruitment. From this year's situation, the demand is still in short supply. The average worker's wage in the electronic information enterprise in Dongguan is 2,500 yuan. Between 3500 yuan. "The situation of Foxconn should also be an individual phenomenon."

The reporter learned that if Foxconn's subsidiaries are in need of useful work, they must be approved by the top management of the group. However, judging from the current situation, even if it is reported, the possibility of being approved by high-level authorities is minimal. According to media reports, with the gradual transformation of the Foxconn Longhua plant into a high-tech research and development center, it has been not recruiting people for more than a month, and the reduction in the number of general workers needed for the year has already been estimated.

“Last year, the introducer’s introduction fee to the factory reached a maximum of 1,500 yuan, but later it was a penny.” A worker at the Foxconn Zhengzhou plant said on Weibo that since November last year, many people had lost production capacity. The holiday was advanced and the demand for employment was greatly reduced.

In addition, the industry's speculation about shrinking hiring authority is behind Foxconn's overall consideration of the manufacturing industry.

It is understood that since Foxconn CEO Gou Ting-ming announced the "million-dollar robot" plan, some workers have already begun to feel its influence. Originally, 20 or 30 people's assembly lines were needed. Now it has been reduced to 5 people. The work to be done is only Pressing the button to control these robots greatly reduces the labor intensity of the workers.

Luoyang City, Henan Province, Yiyang County Industrial Park, the relevant staff had told reporters earlier that the county is actively preparing to build Foxconn Technology Group Yiyang project headquarters. “The robot project was basically settled down. People from Foxconn in Taiwan came here many times. The total investment of the project is close to 3 billion yuan.” At a Shenzhen Foxconn employee party, Gou said that Foxconn will increase robots on the production line in the future. Quantity to complete simple and repetitive work to replace workers.

It is understood that in addition to Luoyang, Foxconn's robotics project has already taken off in Jincheng. Gou Ming-ming said earlier that in 2016, the output value of Foxconn in Shanxi Jincheng, which is positioned as a production base for intelligent robots, could exceed 50 billion yuan. “We will see the first fully automated factories within five to ten years and eliminate the simple and repetitive processes through automation within a few years,” said Terry Gou.

Li Youhuan, director of the Guangdong Provincial Social Science Comprehensive Development Research Center, told reporters that the use of robots is a new model for Foxconn’s operations and management, and may also have a huge impact on future development, especially for improving productivity and reducing labor costs. aspect. "Working with robots can be done in accordance with a pre-established procedure, autonomously completing prescribed actions or operations, thereby increasing production efficiency and reducing costs to increase profits. However, because Foxconn's production processes are more complex, it is still necessary to use most of the intermediate manufacturing processes. Artificial."

At present, Foxconn still has 1.6 million workers in mainland China.

Micro-point of view (collected by Vikul Electronic Market Network http://

@Peng Laoji: It is inevitable for machines to replace manpower. Those who have no skills must learn, promote themselves, and become skilled workers. They can't take care of them and keep the whole country from generation to generation relying on cheap labor to make money.

@ Cat eating rice: how to do it? Although the substitution of manpower is the trend of the times, should the original conditions of local employment on the basis of promoting employment be adjusted?

@ Wei Dabao _ Home Appliances Reporter: If all production companies later use robots to operate, how much "rural labor" is dispersed? They gradually lost their land. Did they all build bricks to build houses?