CHENNAI: Apple Inc supplier Foxconn is unlikely to reopen its shuttered iPhone manufacturing facility in southern India until Jan 7, a senior government official familiar with the matter told Reuters.

       The Foxconn plant, located in the state of Tamil Nadu, was closed on Dec. 18, following protests over 250 of its workers being treated for food poisoning.

       Apple has since placed the factory on probation after discovering that some dormitories and dining rooms did not meet required standards.

       The company, officially known as Hon Hai Precision, had told the Tamil Nadu state government it was working to address Apple’s concerns over workers’ living conditions, the official said. — Reuters

       orized to talk to the media. (Reporting by Sudarshan Varadhan; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Raju Gopalakrishnan)