Apple's largest iPhone producer has reportedly ordered hundreds of its India-based Chinese workers to return to their native China but for unspecified reasons.

Foxconn Technology Group has asked hundreds of Chinese engineers and technicians to return home from its iPhone factories in India, dealing a blow to Apple Inc.’s manufacturing push in the South Asian country.

Officials in the report emphasised that India’s workforce is capable of filling the gap, with plans reportedly underway for hiring between 500 and 1,000 local employees in the coming weeks