Cultural traditions clash with manufacturing ambitions
India's Ministry of Labor and Employment has ordered an investigation of Foxconn – the contract manufacturer supplier also known as Hon Hai Precision and one of Apple’s main suppliers – after reports emerged alleging the company will not hire married women to work at its main iPhone assembly plant on the subcontinent.
"Section 5 of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 clearly stipulates that no discrimination will be made while recruiting men and women workers,"the ministry on Wednesday."As the State Government is the appropriate authority for the enforcement and administration of the provisions of this Act, hence the report has been sought from the State Government.
Foxconn outsources hiring at the plant to third-party vendors. Those vendors were allegedly briefed by executives to skip over the cohort, and freely communicated the unwed requirement to candidates in job adverts, pamphlets and WhatsApp chats.
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