Apple suspends supplier in India after workers riot
Insiders say Taiwanese supplier’s rapid hiring and expansion in India stretched its systems
20 December 2020 - 19:26
Tech giant Apple is placing a supplier in India on probation after lapses in labour practices led to rioting, and will hold off giving new orders to Wistron until the problems are fixed.
Preliminary investigations showed the Taiwanese company, the first Apple supplier to produce iPhones in India, failed to implement proper working hour management processes, which led to payment delays for some workers in October and November, Apple said in a statement at the weekend...
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