Jammu, Aug. 4 -- Apple Supplier Foxconn Leading in Female Employment

By T N Ashok

Women in the age group 18 to 30 are the rising work force in India representing the strongest demographic powering an unprecedented revolution of the fairer sex working at the shopfloor level in India, particularly the south, with aggressive hiring by MNCs for their quality work and efficiency.

Every hour, hundreds of smartphones roll off production lines in southern India, destined for stores across America, Europe and Asia. Behind the gleaming aluminium frames and precision-engineered chips are rows of young women dressed in anti-static uniforms, their fingers moving with astonishing speed and accuracy. A trained operator can assemble, inspect or process ...