There’s no denying that Apple would love to move production of its devices, especially the iPhone, out of China. The tensions between the U.S. and the Communist Chinese government worry Apple and the company would rather move production to an area that is not a possible hotspot. Additionally, China’s COVID lockdown in Zhengzhou has disrupted the assembly lines at Foxconn’s top iPhone production facility in, something that could be repeated often should COVID become a cold weather event like the flu.
Foxconn to grow its headcount in India from 17,000 to 70,000 over the next two years
Foxconn wants to increase its capacity to build basic iPhone models in India
Foxconn will be responsible for as much as 70% of global iPhone production this year
Reuters reports that Foxconn has already shared its plans to quadruple the number of workers at its Indian facility with officials of the state of Tamil Nadu where the factory is located. In the conversation, company officials reportedly told officials of the state that it is accelerating its hiring plans because of disruptions in China according to a government source.
The same source says that while Foxconn does manufacture devices for other huge global tech companies at its Indian facility, the decision to hike its workforce by such a large amount is to increase the plant’s iPhone manufacturing capacity. Besides Foxconn, contract manufacturer Pegatron produces iPhone units in Tamil Nadu.
