Foxconn’s chairman on Saturday defended its hiring practices after New Delhi ordered investigations following a Reuters report that the Apple provider rejects married girls from iPhone meeting jobs.
“Foxconn hires no matter gender, however girls make up a giant a part of our workforce right here,” Younger Liu stated throughout the opening ceremony for a hostel complicated for its staff close to Chennai within the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
“I emphasise married girls vastly contribute to the efforts of what we’re doing right here,” he added, making his first feedback for the reason that Reuters investigation.
Liu didn’t take questions from media on the hostel complicated that the state authorities says is “unique” to 18,720 Foxconn girls staff. The multi-storey hostel buildings are positioned near the iPhone-making plant.
The Reuters investigation revealed in June discovered that Foxconn systematically excluded married girls from jobs at its major India iPhone meeting plant on the grounds they’ve extra household duties than their single counterparts.
Foxconn acknowledged some lapses in hiring practices in 2022 and stated it had labored to handle the problems, however added that it “vigorously refutes allegations of employment discrimination.”
The story triggered TV debates and newspaper editorials. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s federal authorities ordered Tamil Nadu to offer a “detailed report” on it, and his labour officers additionally visited the iPhone manufacturing facility to query executives. New Delhi has not but launched any findings.
Foxconn informed labour officers its major India iPhone manufacturing facility employs 41,281 folks, together with 33,360 girls. Of those girls some 2,750, or about 8%, have been married.
It didn’t break down the staffing figures into particular areas akin to iPhone meeting, the place Reuters reported the discrimination was happening.
Foxconn in recent times has expanded in India, the place it makes iPhones and merchandise for different smartphone manufacturers, and has plans to maneuver into AirPods and chipmaking.
Liu has met PM Modi and plenty of high Indian officers throughout his ongoing go to, and mentioned Foxconn’s funding plans.
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