The investigation focused on practices at the Sriperumbudur plant near Chennai, documented between 2023 and 2024. Both Apple and Foxconn India have denied the allegations. Apple claims its Indian suppliers, including Foxconn, do hire married women. Foxconn India, on the other hand, maintains that around 25 per cent of their latest female hires are married. The news comes amidst Foxconn's plans to reduce its workforce due to slowing revenue growth and rising labour costs in China. While a specific timeline or target for workforce reduction was not provided, a company representative acknowledged that labor costs have more than doubled since 2010, following negative media attention surrounding worker suicides at the company's facilities.