K’taka government to provide protection to Wistron’s iPhone manufacturing plant in Kolar


This comes after disgruntled employees at the iPhone manufacturing plant in Kolar district vandalized the plant on Saturday morning.

The Karnataka government announced Saturday that it will provide security to Wistron Corporation after its iPhone manufacturing plant in the state’s Kolar district was vandalized by disgruntled employees on Saturday. Employees had protested at the plant, claiming they were overworked and had not been paid their wages for two months.

More than 1,000 employees gathered to demand payment outside the Narsapura plant in Kolar. The employees accused the management of overworking the factory workers and violating the rules of the Factory Law.

The Minister of Large and Medium Industries, Jagadish Shettar, said the government will provide the necessary protection to the Taiwanese company in Kolar that was vandalized by its employees.

“We will take strict measures to prevent these unpleasant events from recurring. We have already spoken with the district superintendents of the Kolar district and the police superintendents and have received instructions to provide the necessary protection, ”said Jagdish Shettar.

“The incident at the Wistron plant is regrettable and unacceptable. The government is committed to conducting a full and fair investigation into the incident and punishing the wrongdoers … The problem could have been solved if it had been properly addressed according to the law, “he added.

Kolar police said 132 people have been detained in connection with the violence that erupted around 6 a.m. during the morning shift at the plant. Video footage showed a violent group overturning vehicles, setting them on fire, smashing glass windows in the office, leaving a trail of destruction. An FIR has been registered in the case against the mafia that destroyed the factory.

The workers alleged that the employees had submitted proposals to the factory management requesting that their wages be paid on time.

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