Apple supplier Foxconn has directed its recruitment agents in India to eliminate age, gender, and marital status requirements from job postings for iPhone assembly positions. The decision follows a Reuters investigation that revealed discriminatory hiring practices at the company’s major iPhone assembly plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, India. The revelations have garnered significant attention and […]

China recently conducted large-scale military drills around Taiwan, marking a record presence of 153 Chinese military aircrafts in the region. These exercises, codenamed “Joint Sword-2024B”, come amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing, with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te’s administration steadfast in its commitment to protecting Taiwan’s democracy. The Ministry of National Defense in Taiwan reported […]

Four employees of Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest assembler of iPhones for Apple, have been detained in mainland China under what Taiwan’s government describes as “quite strange” circumstances. This incident has raised concerns about the safety and legal treatment of Taiwanese citizens in China. According to the Taiwanese government as quoted by Reuters, the four […]