Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 16: The largest Apple iPhone manufacturing facility in India is developing near Hosur, which is close to Bengaluru, and will employ about 60,000 people, according to Telecom and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
According to Ashwini Vaishnaw, who spoke at the Janjatiya Gaurav Divas ceremony, 6,000 tribal women living close to Ranchi and Hazaribagh have received training to produce iPhones.
“Apple’s iPhone is now getting made in India and it’s the biggest plant in India is being set up at Hosur near Bengaluru. 60,000 people work in a single factory. The first 6,000 employees of these 60,000 employees are our tribal sisters from places nearby Ranchi and Hazaribagh. Tribal sisters have been trained to make Apple iPhone,” the minister said.
Notably, Apple has contracted with Tata Electronics’ Hosur factory in India to manufacture iPhone enclosures. Foxconn, Wistron, and Pegatron, three global leaders in electronics manufacturing, produce iPhones for Apple in India.
The plan by Foxconn to increase its workforce in India is one of the adjustments the company will make as a result of the disruptions in China brought on by their conflict with Covid-19, according to the Reuters report.
