Apple puts Foxconn factory on probation after food-poisoning incident

Almost two weeks after a food-poisoning incident at Foxconn’s hostel in Sriperumbudur which led to hospitalisations, protests, and arrests, the company and its local officials were in the line of fire on Wednesday. While Apple said that it has put the Tamil Nadu unit, which manufactures iPhones, on “probation” because its hostels did not meet the American tech giant’s compliance norms, the Taiwanese multinational announced restructuring of the local management team.

Foxconn also accepted that its dormitory facilities did not meet the required standards. The food poisoning incident early this month had affected around 260 people and 159 were hospitalised. Following