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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Wednesday said it has asked the Tamil Nadu state to submit a "detailed report" after a Reuters story revealed that Apple supplier Foxconn rejected married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Wednesday said it has asked the Tamil Nadu state to submit a "detailed report" after a Reuters story revealed that Apple supplier Foxconn rejected married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. The ministry said it has requested a detailed report from the Labor Department of Tamil Nadu, site of a major iPhone factory where Reuters uncovered Foxconn's practice of shunning married women from jobs. The Labor Ministry said it also directed the office of the Regional Chief Labor Commissioner to provide a "factual report." The Tamil Nadu state government did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment outside office hours.
Persons: Narendra Modi's, Foxconn Organizations: Indian, Apple, government's Ministry of Labor, Labor Department of Tamil, Reuters, Labor Ministry, Regional Chief Labor Locations: Tamil, Labor Department of Tamil Nadu, India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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