Apple supplier Foxconn India’s hiring practices under Centre’s lens

Union Labour Ministry on Wednesday announced that it has requested a detailed report from the Tamil Nadu Government’s Labour Department regarding the reported ban by Apple supplier Foxconn India on hiring married women at its main iPhone assembly plant in Tamil Nadu.

This came a day after several media reports surfaced that Foxconn India, a key manufacturer of Apple devices, had systematically excluded married women from job opportunities at its iPhone assembly plant in Sriperumbudur.