Foxconn's Recruitment Plan

Foxconn India revenue tops $20 billion in FY25, staff strength hits 80K

Taiwanese electronics manufacturing major Foxconn is reported to have more than doubled its revenue in India to over USD 20 billion (about Rs 1.7 lakh crore) in the financial year 2024-25 on account of a jump in iPhone production, sources aware of the development said. The company is also learnt to have increased its total employee count in the country by over 65 per cent to around 80,000 in fiscal year 2025, industry and government sources aware of the estimates told PTI. "Foxconn revenue in India has more than doubled to over USD 20 billion in the financial year 2024-25. The employee count has also gone over 80,000," one of the sources said. Email query sent to Foxconn in this regard elicited no reply. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw earlier this month announced that mobile phone exports from India have crossed an all-time high of Rs 2 lakh crore in FY 2024-25 in which iPhone exports alone accounted for exports worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore. Sources said that Foxconn is expected to gr

NHRC launches new probe into discriminatory hiring at Foxconn's India plant

Foxconn, which manufactures iPhones in India, was accused of excluding married women from assembly line jobs at its Tamil Nadu plant

Foreign firms must adapt to India's biz environment: TAITRA on Foxconn row

Amid the controversy surrounding Foxconn's hiring practices, Taiwanese trade promotion organisation TAITRA on Monday said that there could be some cultural issues but all foreign companies including Taiwanese firms operating in India need to adapt to the country's business environment. His comment has come against the backdrop of media reports claiming that Taiwan-headquartered Foxconn, a contract manufacturer of Apple iPhones, is allegedly discriminating against married women by not hiring them to work at its unit in Tamil Nadu. Rejecting the reports, Foxconn last month purportedly informed the government that 25 per cent of its new hires are married women and its safety protocol, which requires all employees to avoid wearing metal irrespective of gender or religion, is not discriminatory. Refusing to be drawn into controversy regarding Foxconn's hiring practices, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) Chairman James C F Huang emphasised that every Taiwanese company com

Technology giant Foxconn's CEO Young Liu honoured with Padma Bhushan

The Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Taiwanese technology giant Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), Young Liu, was honoured with the Padma Bhushan on Thursday

Hiring by Foxconn's will offset job loss due to Nokia: TN Minister

Foxconn has assured State that it will proved 30,000 jobs in next two to three years