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In late December 2020 riots boke out at a Wistron iPhone Plant in India over wage issues which set back iPhone production. With that situation now resolved and production back up since March, Apple s supply chain in India is once again growing.
Apple Supplier Wistron Removes VP of Operations in their Narasupara Facility in India over the Riot Issue
On December 12, 2020, Patently Apple posted a report titled Riots Broke out at a Wistron iPhone Plant in India today over wage issues, followed by a report on December 18, titled The Indian Government finds Wistron guilty of serious labor violations at their iPhone Plant but investigating possible Middlemen Scam.
Today we re learning that Apple supplier Wistron made a statement over the weekend that they had removed Vincent Lee, vice president for India business following the violence at the Narasupara facility.
The company said in a statement on Saturday that This is a new facility and we recognize that we made mistakes as we expanded. Some of the processes we put in place to manage labor agencies and payments need to be strengthened and upgraded. We are taking immediate action to correct this, including disciplinary action. We are removing the Vice Preside
Apple Officially puts Wistron s iPhone Plant in India on Probation
Yesterday Patently Apple posted a report titled The Indian Government finds Wistron guilty of serious labor violations at their iPhone Plant but investigating possible Middlemen Scam.
Today it s being reported that Apple has decided to place its contract manufacturer Wistron in southern India on probation and halt new business until it takes concrete corrective actions.
In the early stages of Apple s audit following the violence at the Wistron plant in southern Karnataka state last weekend, shows clear violations of their public ‘Supplier Code of Conduct.
Apple stated that Wistron failed to implement proper working hour management processes, which led to payment delays for some workers in October and November.
Hundreds of workers have been arrested or detained by police over Wistron violence
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A major trade union on Thursday slammed the Karnataka government for failing to take stern action against iPhone assembler Wistron and accused it of targeting the company s contract workers after a protest over salary payments turned violent.
The protest on Saturday over months of alleged underpayment of dues at a Wistron Corp assembly plant in the southern state spiralled out of control after police were summoned.
The Taiwanese company, one of Apple Inc s top global suppliers, in a police complaint said more than 5,000 of its contract workers had destroyed property and equipment, causing an estimated $60 million in damages.