Fires, protests, pollution: How Apple’s supply chain woes in India have caused troubles over the years

BENGALURU – Three contract workers died of asphyxiation at a Tata Electronics factory in southern India that makes parts for Apple iPhones, triggering investigations by the companies and the state government of Tamil Nadu.

The incident in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, is the latest to hit Apple’s supply chain in India, which is central to the U.S. tech giant’s push to diversify manufacturing beyond China. Since 2017, Apple has steadily ramped up iPhone production in the country, with Foxconn and Tata as its main contract manufacturers.