Tata to recruit 45,000 women in its factory: Plans to hire at iPhone parts manufacturing plant, only 10,000 employees right now.
The Tata Group is planning to increase the number of employees at its electronics factory in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. iPhone cases are made here. According to a Bloomberg report, Tata will hire 45,000 women within 18-24 months with the setting up of the new production line. The factory already employs 10,000 workers, most of whom are women. In September, the company hired about 5,000 women.
The report said that women workers at the Hosur plant get a gross salary of more than Rs 16,000, which is about 40% higher than the industry average. Workers also get food and accommodation within the premises. Apart from this, Tata also plans to provide training and education to the workers. The plant is spread over an area of more than 500 acres. Indian companies are working on improving the gender imbalance in the work force.
Tata wants to do iPhone assembling
The Tata group is also in talks with Wistron to set up an electronics manufacturing joint venture to assemble iPhones in India. Through iPhone manufacturing, Tata Technology wants to become a force in manufacturing. If Tata’s deal with Wistron to make an iPhone is finalized, it would make Tata the first Indian company to make an iPhone.
Apple wants to shift manufacturing base
China’s dominance in electronics manufacturing has been threatened by the Covid lockdown and political tensions with the US. Apple also wants to shift its manufacturing base outside China. It no longer wants to depend on China alone for iPhone manufacturing. The company wants to diversify its production away from China and deepen its supply chain in India.
The largest production of iPhone in China
Most of the iPhones are produced in China. Apple supplies parts to its contract manufacturers such as Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron, and those manufacturers then assemble it to make the iPhone. Apple started manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017 with the iPhone SE. China will get a tough competition if the Indian company Tata starts making iPhones.
