In response to the letter, chairperson of the National Commission for Women, Rekha Sharma, wrote on X: "we are doing the needful." Foxconn hiring agents and HR sources interviewed by Reuters cited family duties, pregnancy and higher absenteeism as reasons why Foxconn did not hire married women at the plant. In the letter, Srinivasan referred to the reported hiring practices of Foxconn as a "grave issue". "It has come to our notice through various media sources that Foxconn has adopted discriminatory practices against married women," Srinivasan wrote. In response to questions from Reuters for its Tuesday report, Apple and Foxconn acknowledged lapses in hiring practices in 2022 and said they had worked to address the issues.
