Foxconn In India: Neighbour’s Pride, No One’s Envy!

Foxconn has mega plans for India. The world’s largest electronics maker is pouring in millions of dollars into setting up iPhone and semiconductor factories in the subcontinent as it looks to expand outside of China. It is aided by Apple’s China Plus plans, in which India plans a big role, and India’s own overall ambitions of being tech atmanirbhar. 

But should India be concerned about Foxconn’s horror stories of alleged labour exploitation in China? Is the Taiwanese giant really the best candidate to realise India’s ambitions of becoming a global electronics hub? 

Dia Rekhi talks to 

1) Dr Jenny Chan, Associate Professor of Sociology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and co author of Dying for an iPhone
2) Dr. Satya Gupta, Founder & CEO, EPIC Foundation; President VLSI Society of India
3) Arjun Malhotra, Co-Chair- EPIC Foundation, Founder - HCL

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