Foxconn has multiple plants with more than 200k workers. 4k workers on strike must be a small enough thing for them.
This, followed by the riots at other Foxconn factories, labor action, and becoming the whipping boy of the Chinese government, local labor, and international rights groups.
No, I think this whole labor business is a big friggin' deal for Foxconn right now.
I agree it's probably more significant in China, where they are not used to this kind of behaviour.
Is it because of unions?
Although I might be confusing this with the government business laws in France, which are also a bit messy. There's a reason lots of French companies have exactly 49 employees.