We also set up a 24-hour grievance hotline in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and English to ensure all workers can voice any concerns they may have anonymously. We are deeply committed to our business and employees in India. We are working diligently on corrective actions to ensure this does not happen again, the statement said.
Wistron s statement comes after the Karnataka Labour Department too flagged violations at Wistron. It found that it did not maintain up to date salary and attendance records, no proper employment details were maintained and workers were asked to do 12-hour shifts.
Wistron had committed to invest Rs 2,850 crore in Kolar plant and increase its total headcount to 18,000. It currently employs over 10,000 people. Investments include manufacturing beyond smartphones to IoT products and biotech devices.
Apple admits to lapses, sacks Wistronâs Vice President Vincent Lee
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Bengaluru: The violence that rocked Taiwan-headquartered Wistron unit that manufactures Apple phones near Bengaluru took a new turn with the company admitting that there were major lapses on its part. Minutes later, Apple placed Wistron, its contract manufacturer, on probation and the company sacked its India Vice President Vincent Lee.
Apple said in a statement that Wistron will not receive any new business from Apple before they complete corrective actions. In a statement, Apple said its employees from the parent company, along with independent auditors, will monitor their progress. âOur main objective is to make sure all the workers are treated with dignity and respect, and fully compensated promptly,â it added.
Updated Dec 19, 2020 | 17:52 IST
Earlier, Wistron said it has removed its Vice-President in charge of India and has admitted to lapses in paying its workers here. Representational Image
Apple has placed its supplier Wistron on probation after it found that the Taiwanese manufacturer violated its supplier code of conduct at its facility in India. Apple employees and independent auditors hired by Apple have been working around the clock to investigate the issues which occurred at Wistron’s Narasapura facility. While these investigations are ongoing, our preliminary findings indicate violations of our Supplier Code of Conduct by failing to implement proper working hour management processes. This led to payment delays for some workers in October and November, a statement from Apple said.
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By Anto Antony and Shruti Srivastava
Apple Inc.’s supplier in India quadrupled workers in about eight months, ramping up production just as the world’s most valuable company began direct online sales in the South Asia nation. The only hitch: Wistron Corp.’s systems weren’t robust enough to handle the deluge.
The number of workers at the Taiwanese company, the first Apple supplier to produce iPhones in India, surged to about 9,000 in November from some 2,000 just before the pandemic, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Wistron hired the contractual workers from six manpower companies, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter was private. A representative for Wistron declined to comment.
Wistron Violence: Apple Supplier Admits Some Workers Were not Paid Properly, Removes India VP
A separate statement from Apple said that Wistron would not receive any new business from the company until they complete taking corrective action.
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New Delhi: Key Apple supplier Wistron, currently at the centre of a controversy after its workers rioted at its iPhone factory outside Bengaluru, has admitted that some of its workers were not paid âcorrectlyâ and in some cases ânot on timeâ.
The Taiwanese firm, which is the first Apple supplier to produce iPhones in India, also said in a statement that it will be âremovingâ its vice president who oversees the firmâs business in India.