Apple Halts iPhone Production in India After Riot Breaks out Over Wages
In an email written to Reuters, Apple said, Both Apple and Wistron’s plans to expand manufacturing in India could be damaged by the riot. According to a report by the Times of India, the damage, originally estimated at $57 million, was reduced to a range between $3.5 million and $7 million. It seems like the damage to the factory might lead to a delay in the production of some iPhone models. The workers claim that they have not been fully paid for four months and are being forced to do extra shifts. Apple has arranged an investigation team to get the facts and to take action based on those facts. The question now arises, if the workers really are not getting the full wages, what will be the action of Apple? Whether the company should finish the contract with the Wistron for the iPhone production in India or should deal the matter with other ways? Obviously, we have to wait to get to know the facts regarding this issue. On the other hand, as soon as the riot got started, people started making fun of Modi’s vision of making India Global Prefered Investment country. Such types of riots portray a bad image of the country to the world. Source: PhoneArena
