Foxconn's Bengaluru iPhone Plant Hires 30,000 Women, Fastest India Scale-Up

• Foxconn rapidly hired 30,000 workers for its new iPhone assembly plant in Devanahalli near Bengaluru in 8-9 months, marking India's fastest factory scale-up.
• The 300-acre facility is largely women-led (80% workforce), with most employees aged 19-24, many entering the workforce for the first time.
• The plant, assembling iPhone 17 Pro Max, exports over 80% of its output and plans to employ up to 50,000 people at peak capacity next year.
• Foxconn is investing Rs 20,000 crore, aiming for India's largest factory by employment and production, surpassing its Tamil Nadu plant.
• Workers receive free accommodation, subsidized meals, and an average monthly salary of Rs 18,000, with plans for a self-contained township.

Why It Matters: Foxconn's women-led Bengaluru iPhone plant rapidly scales, boosting India's manufacturing and Apple's supply chain.