BENGALURU: Apple put its contract manufacturer Wistron on probation on Saturday, while the latter fired a senior official, a week after large-scale violence and destruction of company property by employees in his Narasapura facility near Bengaluru. Apple said in a statement that it was very disappointed with what happened and …
Read More »Apple and Wistron admit failure of payments to workers at Karnataka facility
BENGALURU: Apple and its Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron issued separate statements on Saturday acknowledging that there were lapses in payments to workers at its Narasapura facility near Bengaluru in October and November. The facility, which employs 12,000 people, suffered large-scale violence and destruction of company assets last Saturday. Apple said …
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 »IPhone maker Wistron says employee violence at Karnataka plant cost it $ 437 cr
Bangalore: Taiwan-based Wistron Corporation has said it had suffered a loss of value ₹437.40 million rupees in violence at its premises unleashed by a section of workers over wage issues at its plant in Karnataka’s Kolar district. A large number of employees allegedly carried out arson, looting and violence at …
Read More »Wistron News: Thousands of iPhones looted, violence cost us Rs 440cr | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: Saturday violence to Wistronis Kolar plant, where it is assembled iPhones, has caused losses amounting to an estimated Rs 437 crore, the company stated in its complaint to the police and the labor department, reports Sandeep Moudgal. The losses are primarily due to the theft of thousands of iPhones, …
Read More »Wistron News: Thousands of iPhones looted, violence cost us Rs 440cr | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: Saturday violence to Wistronis Kolar plant, where it is assembled iPhones, has caused losses amounting to an estimated Rs 437 crore, the company stated in its complaint to the police and the labor department, reports Sandeep Moudgal. The losses are primarily due to the theft of thousands of iPhones, …
Read More »Thousands of iPhones looted, the violence cost us Rs 440cr: Wistron | India News
BENGALURU: Saturday violence to Wistronis Kolar plant, where it is assembled iPhones, has caused losses amounting to an estimated Rs 437 crore, the company stated in its complaint to the police and the labor department, reports Sandeep Moudgal. The losses are primarily due to the theft of thousands of iPhones, …
Read More »An iterative update on iPhone 11
Among the four new iPhones released this year, the iPhone 12 is likely to be the top seller. It offers the best combination of price and features at least among Apple devices. We take a closer look at the highlights of the iPhone 12 (starting at ₹79,990) to find out …
Read More »The government authorizes 10 companies for the PLI scheme for mobile telephony
The Government of India today approved ten mobile device manufacturing companies for its Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) scheme to boost large scale electronics manufacturing in the country as part of its Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Along with that, he has also given his go-ahead to six other eligible applicants under …
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