Foxconn gets TN govt's approval to restart operations at Sriperumbudur unit

At least 260 people got affected and around 159 had got hospitalised early this month after an incident of food poisoning at one of the staff hostels of the Foxconn unit

Apple’s contract manufacturer Foxconn has got the Tamil Nadu government’s approval to restart operations at the Sriperumbudur unit which was shut earlier this month following protests sparked by a food poisoning incident. Operations can be started in a phase-wise manner, a senior state government official told Business Standard.

However, with Apple putting the unit on “probation” early this week for not complying with its standards, the chances of an immediate restart of operations are unlikely, according to sources aware of the development.

“We have given them all the necessary clearances from the state government’s side to restart the operations a few days