Factbox: Recent disruptions at Apple facilities in India

Foxconn Technology

25/09/2023 13:27

NEW DELHI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Apple  AAPL.O  supplier
Pegatron on Monday temporarily halted iPhone assembly at its
Chennai facility in India's Tamil Nadu state after a fire at the
factory. 
    Apple has been eyeing a large manufacturing base in India
since it began iPhone assembly in the country in 2017. 
    Apple products in India are currently manufactured through
contracts with firms including Foxconn  2317.TW , Wistron Corp
 3231.TW  and Pegatron Corp  4938.TW . It has a total of 14
suppliers with facilities in India.
    Here's a look at other incidents when operations were 
disrupted at Apple facilities in India:
    
    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
Tamil Nadu's 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. 

 (Compiled by Blassy Boben
Editing by Mark Potter)
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