Married women face hiring challenges at Foxconn plants in India

Foxconn has been accused of excluding married women from jobs at its main iPhone assembly plant in India, citing their family responsibilities as the reason.Mumbai, IndiaDespite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to increase women in the workforce, many Indian women still face barriers when seeking employment. A widely held belief that married women are unreliable has prevented this effort from taking off.A new report from Reuters has discovered that Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn has been telling its recruiting officers to turn away married women before they even set foot on the property. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums