FILE PHOTO: A security guard stands at the boundary of a Tata Electronics' components factory for Apple's iPhone in Hosur | Image Credit: Reuters
Three contract workers died of asphyxiation at a Tata Electronics factory in southern India that makes parts for Apple iPhones, triggering investigations by the companies and the state government of Tamil Nadu.
The incident in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, is the latest to hit Apple's supply chain in India, which is central to the U.S. tech giant's push to diversify manufacturing beyond China. Since 2017, Apple has steadily ramped up iPhone production in the country, with Foxconn and Tata as its main contract manufacturers.
Here's a look at problems in recent years at Apple supplier facilities in India:
June-July 2026: A ransomware group posted on the dark web more than 200,000 files stolen from a Tata Electronics iPhone assembly plant also in Hosur. This included sensitive supplier information and photos of Apple's then-unreleased iPhone 18 Pro. Tata has since restricted internal access to sensitive systems and hired a global consultant to conduct a forensic audit, sources told Reuters.