Apple supplier Foxconn has asked its recruitment agents in India to stop using age, gender and marital status criteria in job postings for iPhone assembly workers, according to a report from Reuters. The move follows a Reuters investigation that found Foxconn’s Indian recruiters excluded married women from job opportunities at its main factory in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai.

Foxconn relies on third-party recruiting agencies to recruit assembly line workers. These agencies are responsible for sourcing and screening candidates before Foxconn conducts final interviews and hiring. Previously, many job postings from these agencies specified that only single women in certain age groups could apply, a practice that violated anti-discrimination policies championed by Foxconn and Apple.

After the discrimination came to light in June, Foxconn asked its recruiting agents to align their ads with company-approved templates. These templates removed restrictions on age, gender or marital status and excluded Foxconn’s name from job postings. Foxconn also warned agents against speaking to the media, threatening to terminate contracts for non-compliance.

According to Reuters, several updated ads now highlight social benefits such as air-conditioned workplaces, free transportation and hostels, without mentioning the employer or discriminatory criteria. For example, one ad offered a monthly salary of ₹14,974 (about $177) for smartphone assembly positions, but avoided specifying personal qualifications.

During a visit to Sriperumbudur in October, Reuters claimed to have found nine such advertisements circulating on WhatsApp and posted in local areas. Although the ads did not directly name Foxconn, recruitment agents confirmed they were for the company’s assembly plant.

Neither Foxconn nor Apple have said whether hiring practices for married women have changed. Both companies have previously said Foxconn employed married women in India. Reuters could not independently verify whether Foxconn had increased the number of married women hired since the changes.

Foxconn appears to have enforced strict compliance with revised recruiting practices. An official at Proodle, one of Foxconn’s recruitment agencies, told Reuters: “Foxconn gives us the advertisements to post for hiring. We only use these.