[commonturtle]

It's quite a low wage, but not 5 rupees an hour: 8000 / 160 = 50. 50 rupees an hour is probably a decent wage in a small town / city in India, but would be a tough wage to live on in Bangalore.

[eunos]

That is around 70c USD per hour! And people say that China's laborers are paid slave wage.

[Jipazgqmnm]

China's labour-wages increase. That's why they found their new China in India.

[toast0]

Apple assembles (some) phones in India in part to reduce tax/tarrif costs more than to reduce labor costs. Not all of the produced phones will be sold in India, but a lot of them will, and I think the exported ones will still count toward quotas for reduced tarrifs.

[eunos]

Vietnam will be far more probable. Thanks RCEP!

[shp0ngle]

Apple is starting to build new factories here in Vietnam recently, yeah.

Samsung already does make their phones here.

[blackoil]

It is not in Bangalore, but a small town near Bangalore. So 8000 for non-engineering role seems consistent with market rates.