iPhone maker Wistron cries conspiracy, may roll back India expansion plans

Plans to hire up to 25,000 employees by the end of 2021 look doubtful now for the Taiwanese company, say sources

Taiwan-based iPhone maker Wistron is deliberating whether it should continue with its expansion plans in India, sources said, after some workers ransacked its Karnataka facility, which company insiders have called a planned conspiracy to rob the plant. The firm, which manufactures iPhones and other IoT products at the facility located in the Kolar district, had plans to hire up to 25,000 employees by the end of next year. This looks doubtful now, the sources said.

The firm employs around 12,000 people at the plant of which only around 1,200 are permanent while others were hired on a contractual basis. The