"Apple supplier Wistron removes India VP, admits to lapses in paying workers", 19 December 2020

In a crucial development, one of Apple's suppliers Wistron has removed its Vice-President in charge of India and has admitted to lapses in paying its workers here, a week after workers went on a rampage at its factory near Bengaluru, causing damage worth millions of dollars.

"Since the unfortunate events at our Narasapura facility we have been investigating and have found that some workers were not paid correctly, or on time. We deeply regret this and apologize to all of our workers. This is a new facility and we recognize that we made mistakes as we expanded. Some of the processes we put in place to manage labour agencies and payments need to be strengthened and upgraded.  We are taking immediate action to correct this, including disciplinary action.  We are removing the Vice President who oversees our business in India. We are also enhancing our processes and restructuring our teams to ensure these issues cannot happen again," Wistron said in a statement..

It further said that its top priority is to ensure all workers are fully compensated immediately and also established an employees assistance program for workers at the facility.