iPhone builder Foxconn just replaced 60,000 employees with robots

A Foxconn factory's workforce today shrunk from 110,000 employees down to 50,000, according to a report from the South China Morning Post. Because robots can do the same job. Foxconn is Apple's primary manufacturing partner, and there is a fear that other factories in the Chinese city of Kunshan will do the same thing, something that could have a disastrous impact on the population of the area, which is largely made up of migrant workers. In fact, according to the report as many as 600 companies in the area have plans to rely more on automation. Related: A fire broke out at Foxconn's main iPhone plant, but there's no cause for concern Foxconn has been working toward replacing workers with robots for a while now, obviously in an attempt to save money and increase profits.