Riot-hit Wistron plant to resume production soon: Labour minister
Mon, Dec 28 2020 08:02:13 AM
Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS): Riot-hit Apple s iPhone maker Wistron Corporation plant in Karnataka s Kolar district would resume production soon, said state Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar on Sunday. Taiwan s Wistron factory in Kolar s Narasapura industrial area will be fully operation and ready to resume production in the next 20 days, Hebbar told reporters in Kannada after visiting the plant that was damaged on December 12 when hundreds of its workers turned violent for delayed wages and longer shifts.
Hebbar met the company s management and officials for a first-hand account of the violent incident in its plant and reasons behind the workers rampage.
Riot-hit Wistron plant to resume production soon: Minister
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Bengaluru, Dec 27 : Riot-hit Apple s iPhone maker Wistron Corporation plant in Karnataka s Kolar district would resume production soon, said state Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar on Sunday. Taiwan s Wistron factory in Kolar s Narasapura industrial area will be fully operation and ready to resume production in the next 20 days, Hebbar told reporters in Kannada after visiting the plant that was damaged on December 12 when hundreds of its workers turned violent for delayed wages and longer shifts.
Hebbar met the company s management and officials for a first-hand account of the violent incident in its plant and reasons behind the workers rampage.
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A week after the violence and vandalism episode in Karnataka, Apple Inc on Saturday said that it has placed on probation its supplier Wistron. The American tech Giant even stated that it would not award the Taiwanese manufacturer of its phone sets any new business until it takes complete corrective actions. Wistron is one of Apple’s top global suppliers. The company asserted that it is its priority to ensure all employees at its plant in Narasapura in Karnataka were treated with “dignity and respect”.
On December 12, violence erupted at Wistron Pvt Ltd, in Kolar and Wistron employees vandalized the iPhone manufacturing plant in Kolar. The rampage was triggered by the non-payment of salaries. Apple Inc further said that it is investigating the issues which occurred at Wistron’s Narasapura facility. China took jibe at India’s labour laws and exploitations while Chinese themselves have come under fire several times for its alleged exces
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Apple places supplier Wistron on probation following December 12 violence ANI | Updated: Dec 19, 2020 18:58 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 19 (ANI): Apple Inc on Saturday said that it has placed on probation its supplier Wistron and will not award the Taiwanese manufacturer of its phone sets any new business until it takes complete corrective actions and ensured all employees at its plant in Narasapura in Karnataka were treated with dignity and respect. We have placed Wistron on probation and they will not receive any new business from Apple before they complete corrective actions. Apple employees, along with independent auditors, will monitor their progress. Our main objective is to make sure all the workers are treated with dignity and respect, and fully compensated promptly, Apple Inc said in a statement.