TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn (2317.TW), assembler of Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhones, on Tuesday said it was trying to recruit for more than 50,000 positions across its China campuses for the January-March quarter, amid reports of mass lay-offs.
The world's largest contract manufacturer, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, said in a stock exchange filing that changes in employee numbers were part of its usual adjustments based on global strategy and clients' needs.
Last week, the Nikkei reported that Foxconn had let go around 50,000 contract workers in China since October, months earlier than normal.
"Efforts are in progress to recruit for more than 50,000 positions across our China campuses in Q1 2019," the company told Reuters in an email when asked whether it was actively hiring.