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> The agents and the Foxconn HR sources cited family duties, pregnancy and higher absenteeism as reasons why Foxconn did not hire married women at the plant, located at Sriperumbudur, near the city of Chennai.

Gross.

> Many of these people also said jewelry worn by married Hindu women could interfere with production.

Gross

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>> Many of these people also said jewelry worn by married Hindu women could interfere with production.

>Gross

What is gross on it? To manufacture electronics you need to have working clothes, usually ESD complaint and hair covered again due to ESD (dry hair can generate lot of charge) but also if you are working with dumb and strong machines (CNCs, Lathes, KUKA robots) you are covering your hair to not get scalped.

… just require that workers wear proper clothes and protection then? “Jewelry worn by married Hindu women” is such an oddly specific thing, like - I wouldn’t have any problem taking off my wedding ring if jobsite safety required it, why should that even be brought up? It’s a given that you dress appropriately for the job you’re performing.

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