Re:Apple to move 40-45% iPhone production to India
by fyresala on Sunday December 04, 2022 @03:49AM
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Apple will have a hard time giving up their favorite slave labor
Re:Apple to move 40-45% iPhone production to India
by arcticbull on Sunday December 04, 2022 @03:54AM
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Maybe them being smooshed between China concerns on one side and labor activism on the other will help improve working conditions.
Re:Apple to move 40-45% iPhone production to India
by mayama on Sunday December 04, 2022 @07:40AM
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India has tricky labour laws, bureaucracy, land issues and labour unions to deal with when manufacturing at scale. But, it isn't unsolvable problem. Samsung, Xiaomi, Hyundai etc. manufacture millions of phones, tvs, cars etc. in India and are quite successful being #1 or #2. That Wistron issue seems more like coordination issue between different contractors when starting up new plant and there was no repeat of that issue.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/food-poisoning-foxconns-...
Dozens released after protest at India plant of Apple supplier Foxconn
Police in India have released dozens of those detained for blocking a key highway in a protest against food poisoning at a Foxconn (2317.TW) unit, the country's second instance of unrest at an Apple Inc (AAPL.O) supplier factory in a year.
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In December last year, thousands of contract workers at a factory owned by Apple supplier Wistron Corp (3231.TW) destroyed equipment and vehicles over the alleged non-payment of wages, causing damages estimated at $60 million.