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Apple wants India to implement labor reform to catch up with China

  • March 21, 2023
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A apple is increasingly focusing on reducing its dependence on Chinese factories by investing in production in other Asian countries. Currently, the Cupertino giant plans to expand its

Apple wants India to implement labor reform to catch up with China

A apple is increasingly focusing on reducing its dependence on Chinese factories by investing in production in other Asian countries. Currently, the Cupertino giant plans to expand its production in India, but wants to change local labor laws to do so. She recently participated in a lobby that succeeded in changing the laws of the state of Karnataka, increasing the work shift to 12 hours. The company is now lobbying for a similar labor reform in Tamil Nadu.

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According to information received bloombergcompany along with Foxconnresponsible for the assembly of various Apple products, and some Indian companies, spent about half a year meeting with local authorities lobby for more flexible labor laws.

The site indicates that the proposed changes are in state Tamil Nadu will be the same as approved in the state Karnataka. Wherein apple hopes to get their factories work two shifts of 12 hours instead of three out of eight hours. If you manage to approve this, the facilities will run “equivalent to iPhone factories in China.”

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According to the newspaper, approval of labor law changes is rare in India, but with a recent win, companies hope to be able to approve changes in one more state.

The move by the American giant to change labor laws in India stems from the problems it recently faced in China, where its factories were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and paralyzed the entire production chain. In addition, due to problems between the Chinese government and the United States, the manufacturer I do not want to depend on only one country for its production.

recently apple And Foxconn announced a US$200 million investment to build a new plant in India. The choice of India for this installation was made at the request of the Cupertino giant himself. On site, the company must produce AirPods.

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