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80% Women Power Foxconn’s New iPhone Plant In Bengaluru As 30,000 Jobs Added
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The factory began trial production in April–May this year, assembling iPhone 16 models, and has since scaled up to manufacture the latest iPhone 17 Pro Max.
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Foxconn hired nearly 30,000 workers for its new iPhone assembly facility in Devanahalli near Bengaluru in just eight to nine months, marking the fastest workforce ramp-up by any factory in India so far, as per a report by Economic Times. The 300-acre facility is largely staffed by women, who make up around 80% of the workforce. Most are first-time jobholders in the 19–24 age group, as per the report.
The factory began trial production in April–May this year, assembling iPhone 16 models, and has since scaled up to manufacture the latest iPhone 17 Pro Max. More than 80% of the output is being exported. People aware of the production plans told the outlet that the facility has the potential to employ up to 50,000 workers when it reaches peak capacity next year. To support the workforce, Foxconn has built six large dormitories, several of which are already operational, while construction of additional housing is underway.
With its planned expansion, the Devanahalli plant is expected to house more women workers at a single location than any other government or private entity in the country. As per the ET report, Foxconn plans to develop the site into a mini township, complete with residential facilities, medical services, schools and entertainment infrastructure within the campus.
Industry estimates cited by ET suggest that, in addition to free accommodation and subsidised meals, workers earn an average monthly salary of around Rs 18,000, among the highest for women in blue-collar manufacturing roles.
Foxconn, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of iPhones, is investing about Rs 20,000 crore in the project, which is expected to become India’s largest factory in terms of both production capacity and employment once fully operational.
“With a production floor space of nearly 250,000 square feet, it’s massive by any standards and certainly among the largest in the country,” one person familiar with the project told ET.
The new facility is set to surpass Foxconn’s existing iPhone plant in Tamil Nadu, which currently employs around 41,000 workers. People tracking the Bengaluru project said the plant is expected to eventually house up to a dozen iPhone assembly lines, compared to around four at present.
Ashwini Vaishnaw vs Rahul Gandhi On Foxconn
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw responded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s post on Foxconn’s rapid hiring, thanking him for acknowledging the success of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India programme. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Ashwini Vaishnaw said India is “becoming a producer economy” as the government implements the Prime Minister’s vision, linking the women-led expansion of Foxconn’s new iPhone plant near Bengaluru to broader manufacturing and job-creation gains under the flagship initiative.
Delhi, India, India
December 24, 2025, 19:28 IST
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