Huge job boost at Indian plant

16/08/2007

Andrha Pradesh state minister for Women’s Development and Child Welfare, N. Rajyalakshmi, has revealed that there will be a massive increase in jobs at a footwear factory in the village of Mambattu.

Mrs Rajyalakshmi said the Apache factory in the village, which employs 3,000 workers at the moment, would grow to employ 31,000 people within four years.

Singapore-owned Apache is an important supplier to adidas.