Apple puts Foxconn India 'on probation' after protests

Following the enforced closure of a Foxconn iPhone plant in India over poor working conditions, Apple has told the company it is "on probation."

Foxconn's southern India factory in Sriperumbudur had already seen its week-long closure extended to at least ten days. That closure by the local government, came after worker protests and cases of food poisoning, is expected to end on December 30, 2021.When it does, Foxconn will not be allowed to reopen with its regular 17,000 workers, and instead must begin with only 1,000 on the assembly lines. Now, according to Reuters, Apple has informed Foxconn that it is placing the plant under what it calls probation.

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