Apple, the iPhone manufacturer, is shifting production activity from China to India. Yes, the company will produce its iPhone Pro models in India till March 2025. And this means, it will end up creating six lakh jobs. Of these, two lakh will be direct jobs, with women forming 70 per cent of the workforce.
With each of the two lakh direct jobs set to give rise to three indirect jobs, Apple’s diversification of production from China to India is surely going to augur well for our country. Clearly, Apple has made up its mind to increasing manufacturing in India.
Apple already has over 1.5 lakh people working for its vendors and suppliers. In fact, the maximum number of these workers are employed by Tata Electronics, which operates two Apple plants.
The company is reportedly focusing on increase production here. In April 2024, it was reported that its exports from India had gone up to an overwhelming $12.1 billion in FY 2023-24 from an earlier $6.27 billion in the previous financial year, which is a huge improvement. This is not really surprising because now, Apple manufactures around 14 per cent of its iPhones in India. This figure may go up to 25 per cent soon with Apple expanding rapidly in the country. Earlier this year, Apple had revealed plans to erect over 78,000 housing units, with Tamil Nadu slated to receive the lion’s share of 58,000 units. The move will be especially beneficial for women migrant workers, a significant portion of whom belong to the 19-24 age bracket.
