Foxconn ‘bias’: No evidence found of discrimination against married women, says report

Days aft labour officials reportedly paid a sojourn to Apple supplier Foxconn’s mill implicit a Reuter's probe addressing allegations that Foxconn rejected joined women for jobs, different study arrived stating the nary grounds has been recovered showing favoritism against joined women successful employment and recruitment practices astatine the factory.

Quoting the sources, quality bureau ANI reported that the Regional Labour Commissioner Chennai submitted the study and successful that, each the employees confirmed that they are not facing immoderate signifier of favoritism concerning wages and promotions.

"As per the study submitted by the Regional Labour Commissioner Chennai, nary grounds has been recovered showing favoritism against joined women successful employment and recruitment practices astatine the Foxconn iPhone mill successful Chennai. The action, prompted by allegations of discriminatory practices, progressive elaborate interviews and introspection of records. The team, which visited the works recently, conducted thorough interrogations of 21 joined pistillate employees. All the employees confirmed that they are not facing immoderate signifier of favoritism concerning wages and promotions," ANI quoted the sources arsenic saying.

Earlier connected Monday, a five-member squad of five-member squad of the government’s determination labour section visited the Foxconn mill adjacent Chennai.

Also, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notices to Tamil Nadu and Central authorities seeking a elaborate report.

"The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that Foxconn, a large shaper of Apple devices has systematically excluded joined women from occupation astatine its iPhone assembly works successful Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu", the announcement said.

However, PM Modi authorities had besides asked the Regional Chief Labour Commissioner to supply elaborate reports connected the matter.

"Section 5 of the Equal Remuneration Act 1976 intelligibly stipulates that nary favoritism is to beryllium made portion recruiting men and women workers. As the authorities authorities is the due authorization for the enforcement and medication of the provisions of this Act, the study has been sought from it," it said.

The Reuters investigative communicative had alleged that Foxconn systematically excluded joined women from the women from assembly jobs astatine its main iPhone works successful India.

With bureau inputs.

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