By Munsif Vengattil, Praveen Paramasivam and Aditya Kalra SRIPERUMBUDUR, India (Reuters) - Apple supplier Foxconn has ordered the hiring agents that help recruit iPhone assembly workers in India to remove age,

Foxconn, which employs thousands of women at the iPhone factory at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, has outsourced recruitment of assembly-line workers to third-party vendors.

Apple supplier Foxconn has directed recruitment agencies in India to remove age, gender, and marital status criteria, as well as references to the company's name, from job advertisements for iPhone assembly roles,

India's Tata Electronics has agreed to buy a majority stake in Taiwanese contract manufacturer Pegatron's only iPhone plant in India, forming a new joint venture that strengthens Tata's position as an Apple supplier,

Tata Electronics has reportedly agreed to acquire a majority stake in Pegatron's iPhone manufacturing facility in India. This move is part of Apple's suppliers' efforts to prepare for potential changes in the global supply chain following Donald Trump's win in the US presidential election.

This strategic move follows Tata's acquisition of Wistron's plant in Karnataka Harshvardhan Jaiman Updated : Nov 18, 2024, 11:02 AM IST Tata Electronics is going to buy a majority stake in the iPhone manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu from Pegatron and will set up a joint venture with Pegatron that will help Tata increase its share in the Apple supplier.