Last Updated:July 03, 2025, 13:04 IST
Stating that the Centre is “seized of the issue”, sources say the government is also open to help in locating and training of local talent.
According to a Bloomberg report, Foxconn Technology Group has asked hundreds of Chinese engineers and technicians working in India’s iPhone factories to return home.
The Indian government is closely monitoring the exit of the Chinese officials from electronics manufacturing units in the country, including iPhone maker Foxconn, according to CNBC-TV18 report citing sources.
The industry is free to engage with employees of any country, according to the sources, adding that it is up to the management of the companies to determine the best approach to retain and manage talent.
According to the CNBC-TV18 report citing the sources, “The industry can try to resolve the issue by locating talent in alternative countries like Taiwan.”
Stating that the Centre is “seized of the issue”, the government is also open to help in locating and training of local talent, according to the sources.
According to a Bloomberg report, Foxconn Technology Group has asked hundreds of Chinese engineers and technicians working in India’s iPhone factories to return home. The move comes at a time when Apple faces pressure from the US and the China over its ambitions to scale up iPhone manufacturing in India.
The Bloomberg report said that the iPhone maker is preparing to ramp up production of the new iPhone 17 with its manufacturing partners in India and Foxconn is in the process of building a new iPhone plant in southern India.
The report said that a majority of Foxconn’s Chinese staff at iPhone plants in southern India have been told to fly back. The move began about two months ago, the report said. It further added that 300 Chinese workers have left and mostly Taiwanese support staff remain in India.
The Chinese government earlier in 2025 encouraged regulatory agencies and local governments to curb technology transfers and equipment exports to India and Southeast Asia. China is increasingly anxious seeing companies from shifting manufacturing elsewhere and is trying to prevent it.
The report said industry watchers see the move a response to China’s growing reluctance to let skilled labour and critical tech leave the country.
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