This was part of an interview conducted by TV Tokyo where the Foxconn recruiter was also quoted as saying that the company is currently looking to hire an additional 18,000 workers to help with the iPhone 5’s production. We highly doubt that a Foxconn recruiter would be privy to the details of the iPhone 5’s launch so we will keep the speculation down to a minimum and take it with a grain of salt for now. While a mid-year launch seems unlikely, kickstarting the production of the iPhone 5 mid-year or even earlier for a possible fall release would make more sense, what do you guys think? Too early for iPhone 5 rumors?