WISTRON RIOTS
PF & ESI: Karnataka working on law to keep hawk's eye on compliances by manpower firms
The government is drafting this law as most complaints it has received are directed at manpower agencies, and the current labour regulations have limitations to deal with them, labour minister Shivaram Hebbar told ET. The draft is expected to be ready next month.
Manufacturing, staffing firms in Karnataka fear police checks could roil their hiring plans
Those who are privy to the partially digital police verification of over 6,000 employees at Wistron following the labour riots said it was slow and mired in problems. The labour department had mandated police verification of all employees at Wistron while re-hiring them.
Apple says Wistron can restart iPhone plant in India but still under probe
Last week, the Karnataka government held talks with top executives of Wistron and six staffing firms in a bid to get Apple’s contract manufacture to restart operations at its plant near Kolar in Karnataka at the earliest.
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Karnataka holds talks with Wistron, staffing firms to restart iPhone plant
Karnataka government’s Additional Chief Secretary Gaurav Gupta convened a meeting to understand if Wistron and staffing firms were facing any roadblocks in restarting operations.
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Riot-hit Wistron India iPhone plant unlikely to open soon
While analysts expect the shortfall in production caused by the disruption at Wistron to be met by imports, demand for the Apple iPhone models has eased after the festive season.
Wistron's iPhone factory in Kolar will be operational in 20 days, says Minister
Speaking to reporters after meeting the officials of Wistron Corp, Hebbar said, "I have spoken to the company officials and they have indicated that in the next 20 days the factory would be operational."
Karnataka industries minister says Wistron and Toyota incidents will not affect state’s investment prospects
“These incidents will not hurt future investments. In fact, the government-approved investments of Rs 22,419 crore on Monday for EV manufacturing projects. The government is doing everything to encourage businesses,” the minister told ET. On addressing labour grievances, he said the industries department is regularly in touch with the labour department to solve labour related issues
Wistron riots: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa urged to fix flaws in labour rules
“The labour department should play a very different role in dispute redressal. There should be a proper grievance redressal system to address issues raised by workers early and ensure the workforce does not take law into their hands,” Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw told ET.
We are a peaceful state, Wistron violence is a one-off incident: BS Yediyurappa
"It is very unfortunate and we have been in constant touch with both the company and the union government. We are helping the factory to restart soon. I am very saddened, but it is a one-off incident and will not pose a setback to our intentions to create a labour code that works for both the labour and industry," Yediyurappa said.
Wistron attack: No worker complained about wages, says Karnataka labour minister
The minister's comments came in response to a query related to the vandalism at the 44-acre facility, allegedly over issues related to calculation of overtime working hours.
Attacks on iPhone facility: Karnataka should win over trust of investors by engaging with them, says Kharge
His comments came in reaction to Saturday’s mob vandalism at Apple’s contract manufacturer Wistron facility at Narasapur, near Bengaluru, which left assets worth crores of rupees damaged, triggering concerns from Taiwan, where Wistron is headquartered and Cupertino, the global headquarters of Apple Inc.
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