PF & ESI: Karnataka working on law to keep hawk's eye on compliances by manpower firmsThe government is drafting this law as most complaints it has received are directed at manpower agencies, and the current labour regulation...
23 Jan, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
iPhone maker Wistron resumes operations in Kolar, KarnatakaThe factory at Narasapura in the Kolar district had been shut since December 12 due to wage-related issues.
11 Mar, 2021, 10.59 AM IST
Workers Strike: Karnataka labour dept, Toyota differ over 'employee undertaking' delaying resolutionThe company is firm that the employees are welcome to report to work provided they sign an undertaking committing to good conduct and produ...
17 Feb, 2021, 11.01 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
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
Karnataka labour department says workers' rights violated at Wistron factoryThe team of labour officials that inspected the factory and interacted with the management, manpower supply agencies and employees, has rev...
16 Dec, 2020, 03.42 PM IST
Wistron did not pay workers overtime: Karnataka labour department“Workers have accused the company of not being given wages for overtime work, which is found to be true. We have asked Wistron to share all...
15 Dec, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
Wistron estimates loss in employees' violence at Karnataka plant at Rs 437.70 croreA large number of employees allegedly carried out arson, loot and violence at the Narasapura manufacturing plant of Wistron over some wages...
14 Dec, 2020, 06.20 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
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
Strife over Cauvery not a sign of healthy democracy: Venkaiah NaiduOn maternity leave getting increased to 26 weeks for women, Venkaiah suggested Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya to also think about...
26 Sep, 2016, 04.15 PM IST
National Human Rights Commission issues notice to Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu on the issue of bonded labourNotices have also been issued to the Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary, Labour and Employment, Odisha government to submit reports.
25 Jul, 2014, 11.15 PM IST
- Assam violence: Two labourers killed in Dhubri
Fresh violence broke out in Assam, when two Muslim labourers were killed and another seriously injured in the riot-hit region of the state.
23 Aug, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Northeast migrants flee Pune, Bangalore, Chennai
Fearing reprisals over the violence against Muslims in Assam, people from the northeast continued to flee from cities such as Bangalore, Ch...
17 Aug, 2012, 10.36 AM IST
- Naxal trade unions quietly setting up base in Tamil Nadu factories
Naxal-backed militant trade unions are quietly establishing a foothold in key industrial belts in a state far removed from the heartland of...
05 Jul, 2012, 12.29 PM IST