Apple and Foxconn successfully lobbied India's Karnataka region to extend legal working hours in factories, but labor unions are starting to push back.Foxconn has now had formal approval for its

Apple and Foxconn successfully lobbied India’s Karnataka region to extend legal working hours in factories, but labor unions are starting to push back.

Foxconn has now had formal approval for its new iPhone factory by the Karnataka authorities, and it follows an earlier change in Indian law over conditions. Both Foxconn and Apple lobbied for the change, which sees longer working hours and also overnight work for women.Previously, women were not allowed to work night shifts, and factories were limited to a maximum of nine hours per day. The new law change, implemented in Karnataka and being pressed for across India, means factories can now run two 12-hour shifts.

Read more…


You may also be interested in this

Should you buy the 2025 i…

Apple’s latest entry-level iPhone brings a nic balance of modern features and capabilities. It may be worth it for you to buy the iPhone 16e. (via Cult of Mac -

tvOS 16.5 & HomePod 1…

Apple has issued to the public updates to tvOS 16.5 and HomePod software version 16.5, in what is largely a performance and bug fix release.Apple TV 4KThe update follows a

Watch the iPhone Air surv…

Macworld When credible rumors first started to suggest Apple would release a drastically thinner iPhone this year, a common response was to speculate about the device’s durability. Would the 5.6mm

Apple releases first deve…

Following the conclusion of the previous beta cycle, Apple has now made available the initial developer betas for iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6.New betas for iOS and iPadOSDevelopers who are

Here’s What’s…

Apple in iOS 17 has revised several elements of its stock apps, including the Podcasts app. There are a few noteworthy changes to the functionality and design of the app

Deals: Apple Watch Series…

It’s Tuesday and our pals over at 9to5Toys have combed through the web to find all of today’s best Apple deals. With a fresh batch now on tap, Apple Watch

The MacRumors Show: Arnol…

MacRumors founder Arnold Kim joins us on this week's episode of The MacRumors Show to discuss some of the history of the website and the world of Apple news and

Rya is ready for her clos…

Criminologist Rya Goodwin takes center stage in this week’s episode of Apple TV+ drama The Crowded Room. She discovers that the way around the many dead-ends in her life is
X

A whimsical homage to the days in black and white, celebrating the magic of Mac OS. Dress up your blog with retro, chunky-grade pixellated graphics to evoke some serious computer nostalgia. Supports a custom menu, custom header image, custom background, two footer widget areas, and a full-width page template. I updated Stuart Brown's 2011 masterpiece to meet the needs of the times, made it responsive , got dark mode, custom search widget and more.You can download it from tigaman.com, where you can also find more useful code snippets and plugins to get even more out of wordpress.