Indian iPhone Factory shutdown: Women led protest against worm-filled food

Indian iPhone Factory shutdown: Women led protest against worm-filled food

Foxconn, a key supplier for the likes of Apple and Xiaomi, has been in the midst of a major protest led by women workers of its plant near Chennai in India.

The workforce of the plant protested against several lapses in the living standards, including crowded dormitories, toilets without running water and inedible food infested with worms.

The protest that started on December 17 led to the shutdown of the plant, post which Foxconn has apologised for lapses in the living standards in the factory.

The company has now promised to implement changes to both management as well as health services within the plant. The factory will reopen once these improvements are in place. Workers of the factory have since spoken to publications about the living conditions within the Foxconn plant that led to the protest.