Food poisoning and protests follow foxconn's Indian plant "gradually" resumed operations

Foxconn said it had implemented "corrective measures" after workers protested against living conditions, and Apple also evaluated the iPhone factory in Sriperumbudur. Foxconn was forced to close its factory in southern India after workers protested unhygienic living conditions and bugs in food. In addition to the local government's request, Foxconn was asked by Apple to "stay on probation" until working conditions improved.

Now, according to the Economic Times, the company has announced that factories are gradually resuming operations and are beginning to allow workers to return to work.

Foxconn India said in a statement: "We have been making a series of improvements to address the issues we have identified at our off-site dormitory facilities in Sriperumbudur and to enhance the services we provide to our employees. We have implemented a range of corrective measures to ensure that this does not happen again, and have established a strict monitoring system to ensure that workers can raise any concerns they may have, including anonymous reporting. "

Operations at the plant will reportedly resume only if both the government and Apple believe that conditions in its dormitories are passed. Foxconn's statement said the company would "gradually begin welcoming team members back after each off-site dormitory is ready and approved."

An Apple spokesperson told the Economic Times that the plant is still on "probation."