Apple’s vendors to hire 5 lakh people in India
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New Delhi: iPhone maker Apple through its vendors is expected to employ over 5 lakh people in India over the next three years, according to government sources.
At present Apple’s vendors and suppliers employ 1.5 lakh people in India. Tata Electronics, which runs two plants for Apple, is the biggest job generator. “Apple is accelerating hiring in India. At a conservative estimate, it is going to employ five lakh people in the next three years through its vendors and components suppliers,” a senior government officer told PTI.
When contacted, Apple declined to comment on the projection. Apple has plans to scale up production in India by over five-fold to around $40 billion (about 3.32 lakh crore) in the next 4-5 years.
