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• Wistron, one of Apple’s manufacturers for the iPhone in India, is facing trouble with the Indian government over the non-payment and delay in payment of wages.
• According to lawyers, allegations against the company are in violation of three Indian labour laws — the Payment of Wages Act (PWA) of 1936, the Factories Act (FA) of 1948 and the Contract Labour, Regulation and Abolition Act (CLRA) of 1970.
• Wistron blames the issue of the payment of salaries to a software ‘glitch’ on its system, which could cushion the blow.

Supplier of Apple iPhones in India, Wistron, claims a software ‘glitch’ is the reason why its contract employees’ salaries were being unfairly deducted and payments were four days late. A dispute that led to a violent reaction from the workers at the Narasapur (Karnataka) factory who threw stones, damaged some vehicles and looted some of the iPhones kept for export, according to the FIR filed by Wistron against 7,000 people.