Karnataka government may make Apple party to inquiry into violence at WistronThe Karnataka government could make Apple a party to the inquiry into the violence at the Wistron factory that makes iPhones, people famili...
21 Dec, 2020, 08.29 AM IST
Apple puts Wistron on probation, confirms lapses in worker payment that led to violenceThe US phone maker's statement will be a big blow to India's PLI scheme to handset makers who have not only planned to invest in India but ...
19 Dec, 2020, 07.05 PM IST
Wistron removes VP overseeing India operations, finds fault in process at factoryMeanwhile, Apple said that it has placed Wistron on probation and it will not receive any new business from the US-based company before cor...
19 Dec, 2020, 04.40 PM IST
Riot-hit Apple supplier Wistron hired more than it could handle in its Karnataka factoryThe rapid expansion stretched the company’s systems and sapped the bandwidth of its management team, one of the people said. Its employee a...
19 Dec, 2020, 07.57 AM IST
Yediyurappa assures support to restart production at iPhone plant, says PM worried about violence"We have taken action, It is a very important foreign company and this (incident) should not have happened. The Prime Minister is also very...
17 Dec, 2020, 06.02 PM IST
Karnataka Labour minister says employees are ready to get back to work at Wistron factoryThe government, he said, is hoping for the production at Wistron facility to resume in 15-20 days. “The management has agreed to rectify er...
17 Dec, 2020, 04.05 PM IST
Started rebuilding unit, commitment to India intact: WistronIn its first official communication to the Centre, Wistron acknowledged the strong support it is receiving from the Indian government, offi...
17 Dec, 2020, 07.19 AM IST
Wistron incident: Centre advises Karnataka to complete inquiry quicklyThe Commerce and Industry Ministry has also advised the state to ensure that investor sentiment is not affected by this one-off incident.
16 Dec, 2020, 07.16 PM IST
Violence at Wistron factory could sour Apple's 'Make In India' plans"The company was looking to hire between 15,000 to 20,000 workers over the next one year, had plans to assemble another iPhone device but t...
16 Dec, 2020, 09.08 AM IST
Wistron pares loss at iPhone facility to Rs 50 crore; Violence not pre-planned: CopsApple Inc contract manufacturer Wistron has revised losses at its plant in Narasapura (Kolar) following last week’s violence to around ₹50 ...
16 Dec, 2020, 12.35 AM IST
Wistron factory incident neither reflection of India as country nor our culture: ICEAIn a letter to Vincent Lee, vice-president (innovation business group) of Wistron Infocomm Manufacturing India, the India Cellular and Elec...
15 Dec, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Karnataka govt says it is working with Wistron to re-open facility and address workers' grievances“Wistron is a very important project and a flag-bearer of India’s ambitions to become a global hub for electronics manufacturing. The state...
15 Dec, 2020, 08.09 PM IST
Wistron factory violence: Apple needs to enforce supplier code of conduct in India, say analystsOn Saturday, a section of workers vandalised the Taiwanese iPhone supplier’s plant in Kolar, Karnataka, following an alleged dispute over w...
14 Dec, 2020, 07.47 PM IST
Wistron attack: No worker complained about wages, says Karnataka labour ministerThe minister's comments came in response to a query related to the vandalism at the 44-acre facility, allegedly over issues related to calc...
14 Dec, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
Apple says launched probe into Karnataka Wistron factory violenceOn Saturday, a section of workers vandalised the Taiwanese iPhone supplier’s plant in Kolar, Karnataka, following an alleged dispute over w...
14 Dec, 2020, 11.35 AM IST
Apple to have minor impact on iPhone production due to violence at Wistron plantWorkers at Wistron Corporation's manufacturing facility in Narasapura Industrial Area in Kolar district near Bengaluru went on rampage on S...
13 Dec, 2020, 10.13 PM IST
Workers go on rampage at Wistron’s iPhone manufacturing facility near Bengaluru"Based on preliminary information, contract employees at Wistron facility were upset about not paid on time. But the company has informed u...
12 Dec, 2020, 08.05 PM IST