Apple’s India iPhone supply chain created 350,000 jobs

Apple’s supply chain in India has considerably grown very quickly, creating a workforce of 350,000 people for manufacturing the iPhone in just five years.

Tim Cook during an early visit to India. Image Credit: Apple

The iPhone supply chain in China is well known for being massive in scale, with hundreds and thousands of people joining the ranks each year. While that took decades to develop, Apple has managed to get a sizable supply chain going in India in a much shorter period.

Now in its fifth year of production in India, Apple has managed to grow the local supply chain to a high level. According to government officials speaking to Economic Times, this has resulted in connections with almost 45 companies based in the country.

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