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Foxconn aims to promote women employees in India to leadership positions in design and technology roles.
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The company recognizes the importance of offering more opportunities to women beyond traditional assembly jobs.
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Foxconn employs 48,000 people in India, with women making up 70% of the workforce.
Foxconn, the iPhone-maker, is taking steps to promote women employees in India to leadership positions. The company’s chairman, Young Liu, emphasized the importance of offering more opportunities to women in design and technology roles. This move comes after some claims against the company’s hiring policy in India.
Foxconn employs 48,000 people in India, with women making up 70% of the workforce. The company has opened a women-only residential complex near Chennai to support its female employees. Foxconn is also expanding its operations in India, setting up a new mobile manufacturing plant in Karnataka and exploring new ventures in battery energy storage and semiconductor production.
By promoting women to leadership roles, Foxconn aims to provide career advancement opportunities and support diversity in the tech sector. The company’s “3+3 strategy” involves expanding its business in electric vehicles, digital health, and robotics, and India is a key market for these initiatives.
