Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, better known as Foxconn, has hired around 30,000 workers in just eight to nine months for its new iPhone assembly facility at Devanahalli near Bengaluru. The large-scale recruitment highlights the rapid expansion of Apple’s manufacturing footprint in India, according to people familiar with the development.
Nearly 80 per cent of the workforce at the 300-acre plant are women, most of them first-time job seekers aged between 19 and 24. The factory started test production in April–May with iPhone 16 models and has now moved on to assembling the latest iPhone 17 Pro Max devices, sources said.
To support the growing workforce, Foxconn has constructed six large dormitories, several of which are already in use, while more facilities are being built. The campus is expected to evolve into a mini township, offering housing, healthcare, education and recreational amenities, as workers from neighbouring states continue to migrate to the site.
Employees receive free accommodation, subsidised food and earn an average monthly salary of about Rs 18,000, which is considered among the highest wages for women in blue-collar manufacturing roles. Once the plant reaches full capacity next year, Foxconn is expected to employ over 50,000 people, making it India’s largest factory in terms of both workforce size and production capacity.
Foxconn is investing close to Rs 20,000 crore in the Devanahalli project, which is expected to host up to a dozen iPhone assembly lines in the future, compared with around four currently. When fully operational, the facility is likely to surpass Foxconn’s existing iPhone plant in Tamil Nadu and is expected to house more women workers at a single location than any other public or private establishment in the country.
