Foxconn’s iPhone 12 Output in India Hit By Local Lockdowns
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The main factory situated in Tamil Nadu, a state under severe lockdown steps, has been forced to considerably cut down on production. According to sources who spoke with Reuters, workers at the Foxconn center have actually only had the ability to leave, but not reenter.
More than 100 Foxconn employees in the state have actually checked positive for COVID-19 and the business has implemented a no-entry ban at its factory in the capital of Chennai up until late May, one of the sources stated.
” Employees are only permitted to leave but not to get in the center because the other day,” the person said. “Only a small part of output is being kept.”
More than 50% of the plants capability had been cut, both sources said, decreasing to be called as they were not authorised to talk to the media.
Foxconn stopped short on offering particular details however stated in a statement that is it supplying all infected employees with medical assistance.
“Foxconn places the health and security of our employees as our highest priority and that is why we have been working carefully with regional federal government and public health authorities in India to attend to the obstacles that we and all business are dealing with in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis,” it stated in a statement to Reuters.
Earlier this year, Apple began production of the iPhone 12 in India as part of its ongoing push to get rid of reliance on providers and production in China. The considerable slowdown of production for iPhones in India comes amid a broader global chip lack, which so far has not affected Apples iPhone line, however is triggering hold-ups for the Mac and iPad.