NHRC issues notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu government over “serious issue of discrimination” at Foxconn’s iPhone factory

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the central government and Tamil Nadu state authorities following reports of discriminatory hiring practices at Foxconn’s biggest iPhone manufacturing plant in the country near Chennai. The commission’s action comes in response to a Reuters investigation that uncovered systematic exclusion of married women from assembly line jobs at the facility.
“NHRC observes that the matter, if true, raises a serious issue of discrimination against married women causing the violation of the right to equality and equal opportunity,” the commission stated as quoted by PTI.