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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 …

So far, the state police have detained more than 150 contract workers and searched for 5,000 more who were allegedly involved in the incident that led to the closure of the manufacturing unit in Narasapura, about 60 km from Bangalore. Read also: How schooling in rural India is sinking into …

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 …

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 …

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 …

BENGALURU: Apple has released a full scale investigation inside iPhone contract manufacturer Wistronis Narasapura facility, about 70 km from Bangalore, after workers unleashed on Saturday claiming not to pay due wages. “Apple is dedicated to ensuring that everyone in our supply chain is treated with dignity and respect. We have …

Claiming it was a planned conspiracy to loot and rob manufacturing facilities near Bengaluru, sources have said that the Taiwan-based Wistron conglomerate is deliberating whether it should continue its expansion in Karnataka. The company that makes iPhones at the factory, in addition to other IoT products located in the state’s …

Apple Inc said it is investigating whether its Taiwanese contractor Wistron Corp violated the supplier’s guidelines at a violence-hit iPhone manufacturing plant near Bengaluru, following the violence at the plant. Wistron is one of Apple’s leading global suppliers. In India, it manufactures iPhone 7 phones and second-generation iPhone SE devices. …

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, …

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, …