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Wistron violence: Unrest may stress PLI push, Centre in damage control mode

New Delhi | Updated: December 18, 2020 8:33:18 am The Wistron facility in Narasapura near Bengaluru. (Reuters) The violence at Wistron Corp’s iPhone manufacturing facility in Kolar, Karnataka, is being viewed as having wider ramifications in India’s renewed manufacturing sector push, prompting a damage control exercise that is now being driven directly by the Centre. The state administration is learnt to have been instructed to salvage the situation and ensure a quick resolution. Union government officials indicated there are three reasons why, from an administrative standpoint, the violence at the Wistron unit is being viewed as more than just a skirmish at a phone assembly unit. The timing is being seen as being particularly detrimental, given that it comes close on the heels of the Centre’s concerted push for the production-linked incentives (PLI) scheme, where the limited success in the smartphone assembly sector is now being sought t

Wistron violence: Union criticises Karnataka govt for failing to protect contract workers

Wistron violence: Union criticises Karnataka govt for failing to protect contract workers Hundreds of workers have been arrested or detained by police, and the Karnataka government has condemned the violence, vowing to take the strictest action against the wrongdoers Reuters | December 17, 2020 | Updated 20:40 IST Karnataka government called Wistron a flag bearer for India s electronics manufacturing ambitions A leading Indian trade union criticised Karnataka state on Thursday for failing to take firm action against iPhone maker Wistron, and protect the company s contract workers, after a protest over salary payments turned violent. The protest on Saturday over months of alleged underpayment of wages at Wistron s factory in the southern Indian state spiralled out of control after police were summoned.

Indian trade union slams govt for failing to address worker woes after Wistron violence

Indian trade union slams govt for failing to address worker woes after Wistron violence SECTIONS Last Updated: Dec 17, 2020, 06:19 PM IST Share Synopsis The Taiwanese company, one of Apple Inc s top global suppliers, in a police complaint said more than 5,000 of its contract workers had destroyed property and equipment, causing an estimated $60 million in damages. Accusing the government of only caring about foreign investment, the union said that workers had not been paid properly for four months and that officials did not seem to be questioning this. BENGALURU | NEW DELHI: A major Indian trade union on Thursday slammed Karnataka state for failing to take stern action against iPhone assembler Wistron and accused it of targeting the company s contract workers after a protest over salary payments turned violent.

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