Wistron clears 6,000 workers after checks

Wistron, a Taiwanese firm that manufactures iPhones for Apple Inc. at a Narasapura facility in Kolar, Karnataka, has already completed “stringent background checks” on over 6,000 of its contract workers. Most have been cleared to continue work, they said. “A large number of Wistron’s 10,000 contract workers have responded favourably by furnishing the required documents... All those who have provided details have been verified and taken back to work. The company currently has an adequate number of workers to restart the plant,” Gaurav Gupta, Secretary, Industries and Commerce, told The Hindu.