BENGALURU : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Wednesday said it has asked the Tamil Nadu state to submit a "detailed report" after a Reuters story revealed that Apple supplier Foxconn rejected married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country.
FILE PHOTO: Job aspirants talk with a hiring agent outside the Foxconn factory, where workers assemble iPhones for Apple, in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, India, April 1, 2024.REUTERS/Palani Kumar/File PhotoBENGALURU : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Wednesday said it has asked the Tamil Nadu state to submit a"detailed report" after a Reuters story revealed that Apple supplier Foxconn rejected married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country.
Apple and Foxconn did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the government statement. The Tamil Nadu state government did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment outside office hours. The Ministry of Labour"takes note of media reports on married women not being allowed to work at Foxconn India Apple iPhone plant," the statement said.
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