Protek (Shanghai), a Pegatron subsidiary in eastern China, began to recruit workers at the end of June in preparation for starting OEM production for new iPhone devices in August.

The recruiting will continue until October, with Protek planning to hire 40,000 workers in total, the report said.

The new iPhones will be launched in September and global shipments will reach 25 million units in the third quarter and 50 million units in the fourth quarter, the report cited local retail channels as indicating.