A large-scale employee protest occurred at Hon Hai’s factory in Chennai, India, which resulted in the closure of the factory for several days; however, the latest news points out that Hon Hai has promised to improve the working environment and living conditions, and the Chennai factory will resume together from this week. Production.
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According to a comprehensive foreign report, Tamil Nadu officials pointed out that Hon Hai will increase the accommodation area, replace sanitary equipment, provide drinking water, and expand the scale of the Chennai plant and hire more employees. At present, the factory is Hon Hai’s main base for iPhone production in India.
Hon Hai also recently decided to increase its capital in Foxconn Hon Hai Technology India Mega Development Private Limited, an Indian subsidiary, with an amount of US$350 million, or approximately NT$9.7 billion. The market also interpreted that it was to expand iPhone production capacity.
A previous food poisoning incident at Hon Hai’s Chennai factory caused 150 employees to seek medical treatment, which triggered protests by Chennai factory employees and their families. The factory has also been suspended since December 18; the protests even blocked a route from Chennai to science and technology. The highway in the important town of Bangalore.
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