Women’s wing of Modi’s party calls for probe into Foxconn India hiring practices.

The women's wing of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has called for an investigation into Foxconn India's hiring practices after it was reported that the company rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs. The National Commission for Women has been urged to conduct a thorough investigation to protect the rights of women employees at Foxconn. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has also imposed a seven-day waiting period for mobile number portability in order to combat mobile phone fraud. [Extracted from the article]

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