The wage for new workers is 30 yuan per hour. If they arrive at the company from Nov 9 to Nov 19, they can be given a subsidy of 3,000 yuan after working for 30 days, it said.

Besides, for previous workers who resigned from Oct 10 to Nov 5 but want to come back, they can receive a subsidy of 500 yuan.

The first batch of new workers from some cities in Henan — such as Zhumadian and Xinyang — arrived on Sunday, as sent by the local government. A man surnamed Shi told Henan Daily that he was attracted by the salary. Another new employee surnamed Jin told the paper that it's not easy to find a job, and believed the epidemic situation will become better.

The plant has optimized epidemic prevention and control measures in accommodations, sanitation and protection of laborers' rights, it said.