India: three workers die of asphyxiation at Tata plant supplying Apple in Hosur
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TimesLIVE
Three contract workers died of asphyxiation during maintenance work on a water tank at the Tata Electronics plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, in southern India. The plant makes parts for Apple iPhones; the deaths occurred on Monday, according to Reuters and the New Indian Express, and an investigation has been announced.
Three contract workers died of asphyxiation on Monday 9 November at a Tata Electronics plant, a subsidiary of the Indian Tata group, in Hosur, in the state of Tamil Nadu, in southern India. The site makes components for Apple iPhones, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, cited by Reuters.
The three men were working on maintenance of a water tank at the site, according to the same person. The New Indian Express reports that the deaths occurred on Monday. Tata Electronics did not respond to Reuters' request for comment.
Virudhai Magal Keerthana, minister in charge of industry in Tamil Nadu, wrote on X that the safety and dignity of every worker must remain paramount. She announced a thorough investigation, followed by measures depending on its findings.
