Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday highlighted Karnataka’s new Foxconn iPhone manufacturing unit, which has hired 30,000 staff in just eight to nine months, calling it a model for job creation in India. The report added, the facility could employ up to 50,000 staff at peak production next year. The facility is among the largest iPhone plants in India and is expected to become the country’s biggest once fully completed. The Devanahalli plant is expected to house more women employees at a single location than any other organisation in India. Women migrants from neighbouring states have already secured jobs there, and the facility is envisioned to function as a mini township.

Source: The Telegraph December 22, 2025 14:44 UTC