Bengaluru Apple supplier Wistron fired the vice president of its operations in India on Saturday and acknowledged that it could not cope with expansion plans, it violated several laws. “This is a new facility and we recognize that we made mistakes as we expanded. Some of the processes we put …
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Latest iOS 14 The software update has turned the fight between Apple and Facebook into a full-blown war. In fact, Facebook he’s so mad at Apple What is it post full page ads in newspapers stating that Apple is against the concept of free internet. So what is making Facebook …
Read More »Wistron personnel companies can be fined, debarred
Six staffing companies that supplied labor to the unrest-affected iPhone factory near Bengaluru could face heavy fines and could be blacklisted for failing to pay workers’ wages, two government officials said. Officials said the violence at the Wistron factory was not planned in advance. “It was a sudden outburst,” said …
Read More »Karnataka to help restart Wistron
Some temporary staff at Wistron’s Kolar plant, Apple Inc.’s contract maker, had not been paid for the past three months and female employees had inadequate facilities, Karnataka Labor Minister Shivaram Hebbar said. The iPhone maker’s attempt to expand manufacturing in India ran into difficulties after workers at its supplier’s plant …
Read More »Yediyurappa ensures full support to restart production at Wistron’s iPhone plant
“We will give full support to that company, without any problem let them continue production,” Yediyurappa said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “very concerned” by the recent violence at Wistron’s iPhone manufacturing plant in Karnataka, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Thursday, ensuring his government’s full support for the company …
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The Associated PressDecember 17, 2020 10:19:48 IST Facebook is again rejecting Apple’s new privacy rules for its mobile devices, this time saying in full-page newspaper ads that the social media giant is standing up for small businesses. In ads that were posted on The New York Times, The Wall Street …
Read More »Wistron’s violence losses were drastically reduced from Rs 437 cr to Rs 52 cr. This is why
A senior official in the Department of Industries confirmed to TNM that the loss was based on an incorrect assessment. Wistron Corp significantly reduced its projected losses from the violence at its Narasapura plant on Tuesday, lowering it from Rs 437 crore to Rs 26-52 crore. In his police report …
Read More »Loss of Rs 437 million, FIR against 7,000 people; key updates
A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against 7,000 unknown individuals, including 5,000 contract workers, in connection with violence and vandalism at the iPhone maker Wistron Pvt Ltd’s facilities at its Kolar plant. The malaise has exploded by a wage dispute. An employee who spoke to Mint said the …
Read More »Apple Releases iOS 14.3: Check Out All New Features And Other Details
By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 15, 2020 12:47:10 pm Apple has released its iOS 14.3 software version for all devices. Check out all the features, additions, and fixes that the iOS version brings to the table. Apple has released the latest iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3 …
Read More »Rs 437.40 crore loss, 7,000 people booked: what we know so far about the violence at the Wistron plant
Violence broke out at the plant of the Taiwanese company Wistron Corporation in Karnataka’s Kolar, where a swarm of workers was enraged by non-payment of wages and pay cuts around 6:30 a.m. during a shift change on Saturday. Workers threw rocks, smashed glass windows, damaged vehicles, furniture, and other office …
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