Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group has refused reports that it exploited employees at its Mexico plant.

In a press release, the group said that the riot last week was started due to some troublemakers.

According to the statement issued by the Foxconn, "News reports about Friday's disturbance at its Juarez Santa Teresa plant are misleading."

Further, it said, "To demonstrate our confidence in Mexico government and to honour our investment promise, Foxconn has increased employee number at our Juarez Santa Teresa campus to 7,000 within two years."

As per the statement, the riots took place in early Friday, when nightshift workers had completed their job and were waiting to go home. When a contract bus did not appear some 30 workers started shouting, stopped the bus from entering the factory.

The plant's community centre was allegedly put on fire by them but soon extinguished.

The company said, "Foxconn will ask related authorities to investigate the incident to defend its rights but will not punish the employees who were misled into joining the action because they were manipulated."