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Hundreds of workers stormed the factory in Kolar over the weekend, damaging property and looting thousands of iPhones and laptops
State govt condemns violence in factory premises, 160 held so far; AITUc alleges false anti-worker narrative, says workers hounded and harassed by police
Violence had broken out at Taiwanese tech giant's plant near Bengaluru on Saturday, several employees ransacked the unit over alleged non-payment and deduction of wages
The iPhone and MacBook maker has rushed in an army of mediators to nip the crises in the bud
Plans to hire up to 25,000 employees by the end of 2021 look doubtful now for the Taiwanese company, say sources
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Besides Apple iPhone, Taiwan-headquartered Wistron manufactures IT products for Lenovo and Microsoft
The plant is located in Kolar district of the state near Bengaluru
Workers pelted stones, smashed glass windows, damaged vehicles, furniture, computers and laptops in connection with 'salary related issues'
The scheme aims to make India a manufacturing and export hub for mobile phones
The government will offer the scheme to five global and domestic entities.
Welcoming the move, state chief minister H D Kumaraswamy asked the company to submit a proposal for acquiring the land
Wistron's first unit is currently being used to assemble Apple's low-cost iPhone SE smartphone, its first locally manufactured device in India
Move comes at a time when India has increased customs duties on several electronic components and PCs to aid value-added local electronics manufacturing