AFPBENGALURU: Karnataka labour minister A Shivaram Hebbar said the state government is trying to resolve issues that Wistron employees have raised including the delay in payment, non-payment for overtime work etc and that majority of employees are willing to get back to work.
“We are talking to all stakeholders to address the crisis. I am waiting for a detailed report on what triggered the outrage, which is likely to be ready in 3-4 days. The department will decide on the next course of action based on the report findings. We will respond to all issues raised by the employees and ensure that both the company and the workforce get justice,” he told ET.
The government, he said, is hoping for the production at Wistron facility to resume in 15-20 days. “The management has agreed to rectify errors and the workers too are ready to get back to the factory. We should not lose employment at any cost, while we also protect the rights of employees.”
A large number of contract employees vandalised Apple’s contract manufacturer Wistron’s factory in Narasapura near Bengaluru on December 12. The company initially pegged the losses at Rs 437 crore, but later in a clarification to Taiwan Stock Exchange, revised the loss estimation to around Rs 50 crore. Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday, the manufacturer has now revised the losses submitted to the police to Rs 43 crore.
Taking serious note of the violence, he Centre has stepped in advising the Karnataka government to complete the inquiry at the earliest. The Ministry of Labour and Employment has also written to the state to provide a detailed status report on the incident including causes attributed and the action taken.
The Kolar police has arrested 164 people including employees and activists from the Students’ Federation of India (SFI). The police on Thursday, arrested Srikanth, taluk president of SFI on charges of instigating the violence.
“We are talking to all stakeholders to address the crisis. I am waiting for a detailed report on what triggered the outrage, which is likely to be ready in 3-4 days. The department will decide on the next course of action based on the report findings. We will respond to all issues raised by the employees and ensure that both the company and the workforce get justice,” he told ET.
The government, he said, is hoping for the production at Wistron facility to resume in 15-20 days. “The management has agreed to rectify errors and the workers too are ready to get back to the factory. We should not lose employment at any cost, while we also protect the rights of employees.”
A large number of contract employees vandalised Apple’s contract manufacturer Wistron’s factory in Narasapura near Bengaluru on December 12. The company initially pegged the losses at Rs 437 crore, but later in a clarification to Taiwan Stock Exchange, revised the loss estimation to around Rs 50 crore. Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday, the manufacturer has now revised the losses submitted to the police to Rs 43 crore.
Taking serious note of the violence, he Centre has stepped in advising the Karnataka government to complete the inquiry at the earliest. The Ministry of Labour and Employment has also written to the state to provide a detailed status report on the incident including causes attributed and the action taken.
The Kolar police has arrested 164 people including employees and activists from the Students’ Federation of India (SFI). The police on Thursday, arrested Srikanth, taluk president of SFI on charges of instigating the violence.
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4 Comments on this Story
 | Ramachandran Krishnamurthy12 minutes ago Employees - are you serious. They cannot be employees, who burn down their work place. They may have had serious issues, but then by resorting to violence and property damage, they have done much more damage to the society and our nation. Government should show no mercy to the perpetrators of this violence and deal with an iron hand. |
| Mahalingappa Ullegaddi33 minutes ago Attach all the property of SFI to make up loss Take stringent action against all those involved in violence, including its own labors, too..... |
| rajashreep vijayakumar1 hour ago The communists spoiled Bagal, Tripura and Kerala, Government must take firm acton against these elements and must recover the loss from them |