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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 to
by commonturtle 6y ago
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 6y agoThat is around 70c USD per hour! And people say that China's laborers are paid slave wage.
- Jipazgqmnm 6y agoChina's labour-wages increase. That's why they found their new China in India.
- eunos 6y agoVietnam will be far more probable. Thanks RCEP!
- shp0ngle 6y agoApple is starting to build new factories here in Vietnam recently, yeah. Samsung already does make their phones here.
- toast0 6y agoApple 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.
- blackoil 6y agoIt is not in Bangalore, but a small town near Bangalore. So 8000 for non-engineering role seems consistent with market rates.