According to the Times of India on December 12, in the early morning of Saturday local time, the factory operated by Wistron Zitong Co., Ltd. in Narasapura, India was damaged by employees.
The Times of India said that about 2,000 employees suddenly began to sabotage the company's furniture and assembly equipment when they left the factory after night shift, and some even tried to set fire to cars. Police local and from the Coral area then arrived at the scene to calm the situation.
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reported that although Wistron did not respond to the sabotage, sources said that the cause of the employee riot was due to wage issues. Sources said employees were angry that the company did not pay them the salary they promised when they were onboarding. "Although engineering graduates were promised a monthly salary of Rs 21,000 (about RMB 1,864) when they joined the company, the monthly salary was subsequently reduced to Rs 16,000, and further dropped to Rs 12,000 in recent months. The monthly salary of non-engineering graduates has been reduced to Rs 8,000. The salary deposited into our account has been decreasing, which is frustrating to see this," said an employee.
The Times of India said that on Friday night, employees began to discuss their wages, with some claiming that their bank accounts received only Rs 500. By the end of shift changes in the early morning, anger turned into violence.
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The Times of India said that Wistron invested about 29,000 crore (about 3.9 billion US dollars) in Narasapura's factory, providing job opportunities for more than 10,000 people. The factory mainly produces iPhone phones, IoT products and biotechnology equipment. According to previous reports from Indian media, Wistron's Indian factory is part of Apple's plan to transfer production capacity from mainland China, and the Indian government also took advantage of the opportunity to introduce an incentive plan to promote the development of the electronic manufacturing industry in April 2020.
According to Taiwanese media reports, Wistron said it was a crime, not a strike. Wistron said that due to poor local security, the new factory has become the target of criminals, and the rioters are all outsiders rather than employees.
Taiwan media quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that Wistron entrusted a total of 5 local labor companies to help find and hire workers, and allocated funds to the labor companies as scheduled every month according to the promised salary conditions.
Source: Global Times
