Arrests as Indian workers ransack iPhone plant over wages

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Footage on social media showed smashed CCTV cameras and glass panels, broken lights and a car set on fire at Wistron Infocomm's manufacturing facility. 

The workers claim that they have not been fully paid for four months and are being forced to do extra shifts. 

Wistron said that it "pledged to follow local labour (laws)".

In a statement to the AFP news agency, the company did not refer directly to the workers' complaints but said that "the incident was caused by people of unknown identities from outside who intruded into and damaged its facility with unclear intentions".

It said it would resume operations as soon as possible.

Bangalore, the capital of southern Karnataka state, is India's technology hub.

The violence broke out as about 2,000 workers from the night shift were leaving the building at Narsapura on Saturday, the Times of India reported. 

Hundreds went on a rampage, ransacking the offices of senior executives, destroying furniture, assembly units and smashing glass panels and doors with rods.

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[Kadikaado 4,302]

All power to the people!!

[ZiggyZiggs 30,067]

We will support. These big companies have been taking advantage of South Asian workers for the longest time. enough is enough. 

[Wet Fire 8,372]

Unlike many other protests, these recent protests in India, especially the Farmers' Protest, have actually been able to point out the exact problem that's ravaging most of the people in the world. Capitalism. In its institutional, implicit and sinister form. That which we so often overlook, or choose not to think about.

[Gagaloo911 12,959]

We support workers. F*ck Apple and crony capitalism.

[MJHolland 12,725]

39 minutes ago, Wet Fire said:

Unlike many other protests, these recent protests in India, especially the Farmers' Protest, have actually been able to point out the exact problem that's ravaging most of the people in the world. Capitalism. In its institutional, implicit and sinister form. That which we so often overlook, or choose not to think about.

Without relatively equal bargaining power between buyers and sellers/ employers and employees, the free market fails

The workers should rightfully unite and halt all production if they are not being paid. It's the wages of those at the top that must suffer if a company can't even pay it's bottomline employees. That is disgusting and I hope the protests keep up!

[LaLuna 12,732]

Yes! Enough with the exploitation of workers! These big companies need to be stopped!

[RAMROD 117,319]

Wait, aren't Apple just had factory there 1-2 years or so ago? I remember it was pretty recent. 

Good for the workers, hope apple will do something. 

[littlepotter 76,616]

F*ck Apple, what excuse does a TWO TRILLION $ company have for underpaying workers? God if we could ############