Scaling up iPhone production in India, Foxconn’s Bengaluru unit hires 30,000 workers, mostly women aged 19 to 24.
Foxconn has rapidly scaled its workforce at its new iPhone assembly facility near Bengaluru, hiring nearly 30,000 employees in just nine months, making it India’s fastest ramp-up at a manufacturing plant, according to The Economic Times. The Devanahalli unit, spread across nearly 300 acres, is emerging as one of the largest single-location employers of women in the country.
Around 80% of the workforce are women, mostly aged 19 to 24, many entering formal employment for the first time. A significant number of workers have migrated from neighbouring states to Karnataka for these roles.
Trial production at the facility began in April-May this year with the iPhone 16, and the plant has since progressed to assembling the latest iPhone 17 Pro Max. Over four-fifths of the devices produced are shipped overseas. Foxconn expects the workforce to reach 50,000 once the plant achieves full capacity next year.
The Devanahalli complex is being designed like a self-contained township, with residential facilities, healthcare, schools, and recreational spaces. Workers benefit from free accommodation, subsidised meals, and an average monthly salary of around ₹18,000, considered competitive for blue-collar women employees.
The project, with an investment of nearly ₹2 trillion, is set to become India’s largest iPhone manufacturing facility in terms of both production capacity and employment. Once fully operational, it could house up to 12 assembly lines, surpassing Foxconn’s existing Tamil Nadu facility, which currently employs around 41,000 workers. The plant is positioned to play a key role in India’s growing electronics manufacturing sector.
