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<keyword id="6354427" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="apple">Apple</keyword> on Saturday placed <keyword id="3148447" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wistron-Corporation">Wistron Corporation</keyword> on probation after finding fault with the company over payment delays in October and November to workers at the Taiwanese contract manufacturer's <keyword id="10433337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="narasapura-facility">Narasapura facility</keyword> near the Karnataka capital. The development comes one week after violence broke out at the Wistron's Narasapura facility as a large number of workers went on a rampage last Saturday over issues related to payment of salary. A Karnataka government report also found lapses in the way Wistron tried to scale up production in the factory. The investigation found that the practices put in place at the plant with regard to payment of wages and overtime work were not in line with the provisions of law. "Apple employees and independent auditors hired by Apple have been working around the clock to investigate the issues which occurred at Wistron's Narasapura facility," Apple said in a statement. "While these investigations are ongoing, our preliminary findings indicate violations of our Supplier Code of Conduct by failing to implement proper working hour management processes. This led to payment delays for some workers in October and November," the company said. Apple said Wistron will not receive any new business from Apple before they complete corrective actions, dealing a blow to its plans to scale up production at the India facility. "As always, our focus is on making sure everyone in our supply chain is protected and treated with dignity and respect. We are very disappointed and taking immediate steps to address these issues," Apple said. "We have placed Wistron on probation and they will not receive any new business from Apple before they complete corrective actions. Apple employees, along with independent auditors, will monitor their progress. Our main objective is to make sure all the workers are treated with dignity and respect, and fully compensated promptly." Wistron on Saturday admitted mistakes and apologised to all workers and also said that it will remove the Vice President who oversees the company's business in India. "Since the unfortunate events at our Narasapura facility we have been investigating and have found that some workers were not paid correctly, or on time. We deeply regret this and apologize to all of our workers," Wistron said. "This is a new facility and we recognise that we made mistakes as we expanded. Some of the processes we put in place to manage labour agencies and payments need to be strengthened and upgraded," it added. The company said that it is "working hard" to ensure all workers are fully compensated immediately. "We have established an employee assistance program for workers at the facility. We also set up a 24-hour grievance hotline in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and English to ensure all workers can voice any concerns they may have anonymously," Wistron said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/enterprise/news/wistron-apple-iphone-manufacturer-could-face-these-penalties-if-found-guilty/articleshow/79790319.cms">If investigators find Wistron management guilty, here's what is at stake for the company</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/comparing-the-apple-m1-macbook-vs-the-intel-macbook/articleshow/79733783.cms">Apple vs Intel – Comparing the Apple M1 MacBook vs the Intel MacBook</a>

Apple puts Wistron on probation over Karnataka violence, Wistron fires India VP

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6354427" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="apple">Apple</keyword> on Saturday reportedly put <keyword id="1930805" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Wistron">Wistron</keyword> Corp, a <keyword id="6362048" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="manufacturing">manufacturing</keyword> partner, on probation after workers at a plant in <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> caused rioted over reduced or unpaid salary. </li><li>Apple and Wistron both acknowledged lapses in payment in October and November, according to <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/apple-wistron-admit-to-lapses-in-payments-to-workers-in-karnataka-facility/articleshow/79812917.cms">The Times of India</a>.</li><li>"We have place Wistron on probation and they will not receive any new business from Apple before they complete corrective actions," Apple said in a statement, according to multiple local news reports. </li></ul>Apple on Saturday reportedly said it would temporarily stop giving new business to Wistron Corp., putting its partner on probation after rioting workers at a plant in India caused about $7.1 million in damage.The riots were over reduced or unpaid salaries. "We have placed Wistron on probation and they will not receive any new business from Apple before they complete corrective actions," Apple said in a statement, according to multiple local news reports. Last weekend, about 2,000 workers coming off a night shift <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/workers-riot-over-pay-factory-making-apple-iphones-in-india-2020-12">destroyed the lobby and other parts</a> of Wistron's <keyword id="6354606" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="iPhone">iPhone</keyword> facilities in Narasapura, India. Apple and Wistron both acknowledged lapses in payment in October and November, according to <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/apple-wistron-admit-to-lapses-in-payments-to-workers-in-karnataka-facility/articleshow/79812917.cms">The Times of India</a>. "While these investigations are ongoing, our preliminary findings indicate violations of our Supplier Code of Conduct by failing to implement proper working hour management processes. This led to payment delays for some workers in October and November," an Apple statement said, according to <a href="https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2020/dec/19/apple-puts-wistron-on-probation-afterpayment-delays-to-workers-in-karnataka-facility-2238464.html">The New Indian Express</a>.Wistron said it would remove its vice president in charge of India manufacturing, according to The Times of India.<div type="image" title="Wistron Apple India Closed Down.JPG" height="3732" width="5376" msid="79815343" hostid="261"></div>Wistron and Apple didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Last Saturday, images of workers smashing windows, spraying fire extinguishers, and flipping cars spread online.The dispute in Narasapura, a suburb of Bengaluru, started as overnight workers left the Wistron factory early Saturday morning, according to <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/violence-breaks-out-at-wistron-corps-iphone-manufacturing-plant-near-bengaluru/articleshow/79691511.cms">The Times of India</a>. Workers who had recently had their wages reduced - some by about a quarter - started discussing it on the factory floor overnight, the newspaper said.Some reportedly only received tiny fractions of the pay that had been promised. By morning, the discussion had turned violent."They breached the four main entrance gates, ransacked offices, smashed lockers and desks, and destroyed documents containing details of employees," a police official told <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/iphone-factory-violence-wistron-estimates-43770-crore-in-damage/article33321871.ece">The Hindu</a> on Sunday. About 128 people were arrested, while another 300 were detained for questioning, the official said. <div type="image" title="Tim Cook Apple Congress Hearing.JPG" height="720" width="1280" msid="79815347" hostid="261"></div>After last weekend's riots, Apple sent a team into Narasapura. "We have teams on the ground and have immediately launched a detailed investigation at Wistron's Narasapura facility," Apple said in an email to <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Apple-probes-Wistron-iPhone-plant-in-India-after-violence">Nikkei Asia</a> on Monday. On Tuesday, Wistron said damage at the facility totalled about $7.1 million, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-india-wistron/apple-supplier-wistron-puts-india-plant-damage-at-up-to-7-million-idUSKBN28P054">Reuters</a>. Company and independent auditors have been "working around the clock" to investigate issues at the plant, the Times of India <a href="https://twitter.com/TOIBengaluru/status/1340230435645747205?s=20">reported</a> on Saturday. The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, was reportedly "very worried" about the ransacked factory. "We have taken action. It is a very important foreign company and this should not have happened. The PM is also very much worried about this development," BS Yediyurappa, chief minister of Karnataka, told India's <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/pm-modi-very-worried-about-violence-at-wistron-factory-yediyurappa/story/425205.html">Business Today</a>. Wistron is just one of several foreign manufacturing companies that have chosen to open factories in the suburbs outside Bengaluru. Local politicians, including Yediyarappa, have pushed for it to become a global manufacturing hub. As Wistron scaled its operations in India this year, its HR practices failed to keep pace. "Though 10,500 workers are employed in the factory the HR department has not been adequately set up with personnel of sound knowledge of labour laws," said a government report, according to Reuters.

Apple puts iPhone partner Wistron on probation after rioting workers caused $7 million worth of damage at Indian plant

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Workers at an <keyword id="6354606" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="iPhone">iPhone</keyword> factory in <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> rioted on Saturday after accusing management of witholding wages, according to videos posted online and local news reports.</li><li>Videos showed crowds of people smashing factory windows, burning flipped-over cars, and spraying fire extinguishers. </li><li>Employees demanded the payment pending for a few months and met the HR team on Saturday, Karthik Reddy, a district official, told <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/angry-at-delayed-payments-employees-ransack-narsapura-plant-where-iphones-are-made-7102392/">Indian Express</a> late Saturday. </li></ul>Workers at an iPhone factory in India rioted on Saturday after accusing management of witholding wages, according to videos posted online and local news reports. The violence reportedly was at a plant run by Wistron Corporation, a Taiwan-based manufacturing company used by <keyword id="6354427" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="apple">Apple</keyword> in the India. Videos showed crowds of people smashing factory windows, burning flipped-over cars, and spraying fire extinguishers. Apple and Wistron did not respond to a requests for comment on Sunday.The dispute in Narasapura, a suburb of Bengaluru, started as overnight workers left the factory early Saturday morning, according to <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/violence-breaks-out-at-wistron-corps-iphone-manufacturing-plant-near-bengaluru/articleshow/79691511.cms">The Times of India</a>. Workers who had recently had their wages reduced - some by about a quarter - started discussing it on the factory floor overnight, the newspaper said.Some reportedly only received tiny fractions of the pay that had been promised. By morning, the discussion had turned violent."The employees demanded the payment pending for a few months and met the human resources department officials on Saturday. After this, a few employees attacked the office and damaged the office premises and furniture," Karthik Reddy, a district official, told <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/angry-at-delayed-payments-employees-ransack-narsapura-plant-where-iphones-are-made-7102392/">Indian Express</a> late Saturday. About 2,000 employees were involved the in riots, according to <a href="https://www.indiatvnews.com/business/news-iphone-plant-wistron-karnataka-vandalised-employees-violence-salary-dues-apple-670932">India TV</a>. Reddy reportedly said the district planned to arrest workers caught on CCTV. The weekend violence caught the attention of C T Ravi, BJP National General Secretary I/C of the region, who called for an investigation by state officials. "It is unfortunate that Wistron manufacturing plant was violently attacked by agitating workers near Kolara. At a time when many companies are shifting base from China to India, such attacks give a bad name for the State," he said on Twitter.Wistron opened the plant earlier this year, hiring about 5,000 new employees, according to a June report in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/wistron-to-start-iphone-production-at-narasapura-soon-to-hire-5000-workers-867611.html.">The Deccon Herald</a>. India TV reported that the 43-acre factory will have 10,000 employees when it's fully staffed.

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