Xiaomi, India’s number one smartphone and smart TV brand today announced that it has generated employment for over 50,000 individuals in India. 50,000+ employment includes employees, contractors, partners and other third parties working for/on behalf of Xiaomi.The extended Xiaomi family has been built over the last five years since 2014 – and comprising of partners from manufacturing, after sales, offline sales, logistics and corporate employees as stated by Xiaomi in its press statement.
Xiaomi’s manufacturing partners contribute over 30,000 employees of which more than 95% are women, followed by Authorised Service Center engineers, Repair factory engineers and customer care executives. The third biggest contribution comes from offline stores support followed by logistics partner support who dedicatedly work for Xiaomi. Xiaomi India employs 1000+ people across its corporate HQ in Bengaluru and over five regional offices, adds the statement of the company.
Muralikrishnan B, Chief Operations Officer, Xiaomi India on the occasion of celebrating the milestone commented, “In 2014, when we began our journey – it was a one person team where Manu did everything. As we scaled up – we hired and trained talent, and worked closely with our partners to build a strong ecosystem of people to work for Xiaomi. Today, we are so proud of the fact that over 50,000 people’s lives have been touched because they work with Xiaomi directly or indirectly.”
He further added, “This extended family of ours are not just employees or our partners. They are a pivotal part of our journey, and we work closely with them to help them see the bigger picture they are contributing to, and be proud of it.“