In electronics factories across India, women are taking the floor

Foxconn's Bengaluru campus at Devanahalli employs around 26,000 people, including 21,780 women, nearly 16,500 of them contract workers.

Foxconn has opened women's hostels with capacity for 30,000 employees in Bengaluru.

Foxconn's aggressive hiring has triggered wage inflation in Devanahalli, forcing smaller manufacturers to raise salaries and incentives.

Karnataka has 19,177 registered industries employing nearly 1.9 million workers.

Foxconn crossed Rs 1 lakh crore in revenue in FY25 and has lined up fresh investments of nearly Rs 14,000 crore in India.