Foxconn Hiring Record 100,000 New Employees for iPhone 6 Production as Pegatron Also Staffs Up

Apple's manufacturing partners are gearing up for the launch of new iOS devices later this year, with primary partner Foxconn bringing on 100,000 new workers to help assemble the iPhone 6, reports Taiwan's Economic Daily News [Google Translate] as picked up by Reuters.

Hon Hai Precision Industry will recruit over 100,000 people in mainland China to produce the newest iPhone from Apple Inc, Taiwan's Economic Daily News said, in what the report called the firm's largest single hiring spree in China.

Supposed front panel and manufacturing mold for larger iPhone 6
Pegatron is reportedly also involved in iPhone 6 production, with early reports on Pegatron's production share ranging from 15% to 50%, but today's report and other recent ones have put Pegatron's share at closer to 30%. According to today's report, Pegatron is boosting its workforce by 30% to support production of the next iPhone. The company made a similar hiring surge last year in support of its role as the primary assembler for the iPhone 5c.

The timing of these hiring surges is about right for the rumored iPhone 6 schedule, with production reportedly set to ramp up next month ahead of a launch around the usual September timeframe. Most of the iPhone 6 attention has focused on a rumored 4.7-inch model that is expected to represent the bulk of sale, but Apple is said to also be working on an even larger 5.5-inch model that may launch alongside or in the months following the debut of the 4.7-inch model.


Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories
• Next Generation iPad Mini Depicted with Touch ID
• Microsoft Retiring Older Versions of Skype for Mac
• 'Air Stylus' Turns Your iPad Into a Drawing Tablet for Your Mac
• Apple Seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Build 13E19 to Developers
• Retina iPad Mini as Low as $300 With Best Buy EDU Discounts
• Adobe Announces Creative Cloud Updates, Expanded Creative Profile
• Wikipad Announces 'Gamevice' iOS Game Controller for iPad Mini
• 10 Mac Apps in Summer 'Name Your Own Price' Bundle and MacBook Air in Giveaway