Factbox: Past disruptions at Apple facilities in India

Foxconn Technology

28/09/2024 12:44

NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A fire at a major Tata
Electronics plant manufacturing components for Apple  AAPL.O 
iPhones in southern India halted production on Saturday, the
latest in a series of incidents disrupting Apple's facilities in
the region.
    It is not yet clear what caused the blaze in Tata's Tamil
Nadu plant. 
    Apple has been eyeing a large manufacturing base in India
since it began iPhone assembly in the country in 2017. 
    Currently, its products are manufactured through contracts
with firms including Foxconn  2317.TW  and Tata Electronics.
    The extent of the fire's impact on Tata's supplies is still
unknown. 
    One building where iPhone components are made caught fire,
but it is unclear whether a neighbouring building where
manufacturing of the complete smartphone was to start by the
year-end is affected.
    Here's a look at other incidents in recent years that
disrupted Apple facilities in India:
    
    February 2024: Hundreds of workers at a manufacturing plant
of Apple supplier Flex  FLEX.O  in India's Tamil Nadu state
staged a one-day strike demanding higher wages for the next
three years and the recognition of a union.
        
  
        December 2023: Foxconn's operations at its Indian
facility near Tamil Nadu's capital, Chennai, halted for a day
due to weather disruptions.
        
  
    September 2023: Pegatron temporarily stopped iPhone assembly
at its Chennai facility in the same southern Indian state after
a fire at the factory.
    
    February 2023: Foxlink, which manufactures iPhone chargers,
suspended production at its assembly facility in Chittoor in the
state of Andhra Pradesh after a fire caused part of the building
to collapse.
    
    December 2021: Operations at a plant belonging Foxconn in
Chennai city were halted for more than three weeks after 250
workers fell sick, sparking protests. Apple later found
facilities did not meet required standards.
    
    December 2020: Workers at a Wistron plant in Karnataka
state's Narsapura destroyed property during protests over
non-payment of wages, causing millions of dollars in losses and
forcing the Taiwanese contract manufacturer to shut the plant
for three months. 
    Wistron sold its India business to the Tata Group last year.

 (Compiled by Blassy Boben and Krishn Kaushik; editing by Mark
Potter and Clelia Oziel)
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