Foxconn Might Assemble Your Next Smartphone in Indonesia—Using Robots
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“There is a large young generation and [abundant] natural resources” here in Indonesia, Terry Gou, Chairman of Foxconn, told the Jakarta Post on Friday outside Jakarta City Hall. He had just signed a letter of intent to invest around $1 billion in developing a new manufacturing complex that will employ 2,000 Indonesian workers to assemble smartphones and other high-tech gadgets.
Foxconn is the world’s largest electronics manufacturer. Eager to attract both investment and jobs, Jakarta’s government has pledged to make available 200 hectares of land to the Taipei-based company. “This kind of company will bring added value to the city,” Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo told the Post.