No significant impact on company, says Wistron on iPhone manufacturing plant violence in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Dec 21: Taiwanese contract manufacturer for Apple Inc., Wistron Corp. has said that the recent violence at its facility in Karnataka will not cause significant impact to the company.
Workers at the Wistron's iPhone manufacturing plant at Narsapura in Kolar district, had gone on the rampage on December 12 over the alleged delay in payment of salary and overtime wages.
"Regarding the event at our Narsapura facility in India, the investigation which includes collaboration with related government authorities is ongoing, as well as related insurance claims. The company will work with our customer in terms of correcting issues and operation recovery," the firm has informed the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
"As the Narsapura facility is a new operation and the shipment quantity is still small, the incident will not cause significant impact to Wistron," it said.
Regarding the iPhone maker Apple placing the firm on probation, it said, based on company's policies, Wistron will not have any comments on the business arrangements with customers.
Apple on Saturday said it has placed Wistron on probation and the company will not receive any new business from it before they complete corrective actions, citing its preliminary findings that indicate violations of Supplier Code of Conduct by failing to implement proper working hour management processes.
Wistron too on its part on Saturday said that it had sacked its Vice President overseeing its business in India, as it admitted that some workers were not paid correctly or on time, and offered an apology.
Wistron last week informed the Taiwan Stock Exchange that the violence at the facility at Narsapura did not cause any material damage to major manufacturing equipment and warehouses.
It put preliminary damage estimates in the range of New Taiwan Dollar 100 to 200 million, which is about Rs 52 crore, while earlier reports, quoting the complaint by company officials to the local police station, had put the estimate at about Rs 437 crore.
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Manipur: Mortal remains of children killed in bomb attack handed over to family
Imphal (PTI): The mortal remains of two children, who were killed in a bomb attack in Manipur's Bishnupur district in April, were handed over to family members on Saturday, officials said.
The bodies of the five-year-old boy and his six-month-old sister were kept in the morgue for 25 days, as the family members had refused to accept the mortal remains, demanding that the perpetrators be brought to book at the earliest.
On April 25, Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh had appealed to the family members of the children to accept the bodies. Singh had also said that all efforts were underway to find the culprits.
The two children were killed in a bomb attack at Tronglaobi in Bishnupur district on April 7. Their bodies were kept in the morgue at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal.
The incident had triggered widespread violent protests in the five valley districts of Manipur, and the case was subsequently handed over to the NIA.
Hundreds of people lined up along the way to Tronglaobi to offer floral tributes, as the mortal remains were taken for the last rites in an open vehicle earlier in the day.
