3 workers die at an iPhone components factory in India

BanglaPress Desk: Three contract workers have died from suffocation at a Tata Electronics factory in South India—a facility where various components for Apple’s iPhone are manufactured.

A source shared this information with Reuters on Tuesday.

According to the source, the workers were performing maintenance on a water tank at the factory, located in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, when they died from suffocation. A report by *The New Indian Express* states that the incident occurred on Monday. Reuters reached out to Tata Electronics for comment, but the company did not provide an immediate response. Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Industries, Viruthai Magal Keerthana, expressed her condolences regarding the incident in a post on the social media platform X.

She emphasized that the safety and dignity of every worker must be given the highest priority.

A full investigation into the incident will be conducted, and appropriate action will be taken based on the findings.
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