Foxconn hiring bias? Centre seeks report

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NEW DELHI: Taking note of a

report

suggesting that

Foxconn

India’s iPhone plant in Tamil Nadu was not

hiring

married women workers, the Union labour ministry has sought a detailed report from the state govt. “Section 5 of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 clearly stipulates that no discrimination to be made while recruiting men and women workers. As the state govt is the appropriate authority for the enforcement and administration of the provisions of this Act, hence the report has been sought from the state govt,” an official statement said.