Wistron's smooth working is key to Apple's ambitions in India as it gradually moves production to markets beyond China, navigating the trade war between Washington and Beijing and the coronavirus pandemic

Apple has said that corrective actions have been completed and that Wistron has initiated the process for restarting operations at Karnataka plant

Production of recently launched Apple iPhone 12 mini should have started by now but after the violence, it's been delayed. Apple had found Wistron in violation of its 'Supplier Code of Conduct' last month and placed it on probation

Workers at Wistron's manufacturing plant at Narsapura in Kolar district, had gone on a rampage on December 12 over the alleged delay in payment of salary and overtime wages

These MNS workers allegedly targetted Amazon for not including Marathi on its posters, and on its app and website; a local MNS leader warned that if Amazon does not listen to their demand, it won't be allowed to do its business in Maharashtra

Oppo's team in India will also be catering its innovations and technologies to other countries, including some in the middle-east, Africa, south Asia, Europe, as well as Japan

Apple has placed Wistron on probation, saying on Saturday it would not award the Taiwanese contract manufacturer new business until it addressed the way workers were treated at its southern India plant

Wistron on Saturday, December 19, admitted some workers at the Karnataka plant had not been paid properly or on time and removed its Vice-President who oversees its India business

Apple employees and independent auditors hired by the American tech giant have been working round the clock to investigate the issues that occurred at Wistron's Narasapura facility

According to sources, the company has removed Vincent Lee, vice-president (innovation business group) of Wistron Infocomm Manufacturing India from the post and is undertaking a restructuring of its teams internally, while Sudipto Gupta, managing director stays

Wistron violence: Notices have already been sent to third-party staffing firms. A report to the state government is expected shortly

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

Office of iPhone manufacturing company was vandalised over alleged non-payment of salary to some staff members on December 12; Wistron in its filing pegged around Rs 27-52 crore loss due to destruction caused by some employees

Karnataka labour department has also initiated a probe into the non-payment of workers. A report to the state government is expected in the coming days

While these stolen devices might not find their way back to the store and may be stripped for parts, it is very likely that the iPhone would be dumped for fear of tracking

While the state government expects report on Wistron incident in the next 2-3 days, third-party staffing contractors said they are cooperating with all investing agencies

Government's labour department  has dispatched a team to look at non-payment of wages; Apple says it has launched  detailed investigation at Wistron's facility in India

Wistron has estimated its losses at Rs 437 crore. According to the police, the attackers breached the four main entrance gates and ransacked the offices

Wistron Bengaluru violence: A senior police officer said that the attackers breached the four main entrance gates, ransacked offices, smashed lockers and desks and destroyed documents containing details of employees

Workers at Wistron Corporation's manufacturing facility in Narasapura Industrial Area in Kolar district near Bengaluru went on rampage on Saturday over non-payment of their wages