Uma uthatha i-iPhone yakho bese ubheka emuva, into engenzeka kakhulu (ukuqaphela futhi unganyatheli iminwe yami) ukuthi uzofunda umbhalo othi «Kuklanywe yi-Apple eCalifornia Assambled eChina“Abakwa-Apple bafuna ukukubeka kucace ukuthi imikhiqizo yabo yenzelwe bona bodwa, kepha banikeza abasebenzi ezinye izinkampani ukuthi zenze futhi zihlanganise izingxenye zazo. Njengamanje, imboni yabo eyinhloko ye-iPhone yi- Foxconn, ohlela ukuvula indawo yokukhiqiza ezweni elingeyona iChina.
Indawo ekhethwe yiFoxconn ukuvula isitshalo sayo esilandelayo lapho izokhiqiza khona kuphela amadivayisi we-Apple kuzoba iMaharashtra, izwe elisenkabeni nentshonalanga yeRiphabhuliki i-india. Ngokwe-The Economic Times, lesi sitshalo sizodla iFoxconn isamba semali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-10.000 zamadola, okusho ukuthi banesiqiniseko sokuthi bazohlala beyimboni ye-Apple iminyaka eminingi ezayo.
I-Foxconn yokwenza amadivayisi we-Apple eNdiya
Njengamanje, iFoxconn izobe ifuna indawo engamahektare ayi-1.200 (ngokusho kukaSiri ingaphezu kwamamitha-skwele ayizigidi ezingama-4.85) esifundazweni futhi ngabe isivele isitholile izindawo ezimbili noma ezintathu ezingaba khona. I- isivumelwano besizosayinwa cishe, kodwa izingxoxo zisaqhubeka noHulumeni waseNdiya. Ngokusho kwemithombo, ukwakhiwa kwesitshalo sokuqala kuzothatha izinyanga eziyi-18 kusukela kusayinwa isivumelwano.
IFoxconn ihlela ukwakha izikhungo eziyi-10 kuye kwezingu-12 eNdiya, okubandakanya amafemu nezikhungo zedatha. Lesi akusona okokuqala ukuthi umenzi waseTaiwan abheke ukusebenza eNdiya, ngoba besekuvele kuvale isitshalo lapho lapho abakwaNokia beba nezinkinga futhi kwadingeka ukuthi bashiye izwe ngo-2014. iza nje lapho i-Apple izama ukuba nayo ukuqondana okuningi eNdiya, izwe elingabaluleka kwimali engenayo yenkampani yaseCupertino esikhathini esizayo esingekude kakhulu. Ngabe lokhu kuzoba yingxenye yohlelo luka-Apple lokuguqula ibhalansi yakhe yokugcina yezimali?