The engineering graduate started working at Finnish electronics manufacturer Salcomp’s factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu last year. Adnan Abidi/ReutersLike India, women in China were also relegated to subordinate roles for centuries. Factory jobsMuch of this change is visible in Tamil Nadu, India’s industrial powerhouse where companies such as Foxconn and Samsung have manufacturing plants. Employees test mobile phones on an assembly line of a unit of Foxconn Technology in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, on July 12, 2019. In China, migrant workers often live in sprawling dormitories provided by companies, and such arrangements have been instrumental in making the country the world’s factory.

Source: Egypt Independent June 06, 2024 19:45 UTC