Production at Apple iPhone manufacturing plant in Narasapura in Kolar district near Bengaluru is set to restart soon. The plant, run by Taiwanese manufacturer Wistron was shut down last December after incidents of violence. On December 12 last year, some workers at the facility had taken to vandalism after their repeated complaints about pending salaries and indiscriminate pay cuts had fallen on deaf ears.

“We are looking forward to restarting our operations and welcoming back team members, and we thank them for their patience and support as we worked through corrective actions,” Wistron has said in a statement. Apple too has added: “For the past eight weeks, teams across Apple, along with independent auditors, have been working with Wistron to make sure the necessary systems and processes are in place at their Narasapura facility. A comprehensive set of corrective actions has now been completed, and Wistron has restructured their recruiting team and enhanced training and support for workers.”

Subsequent scrutiny of the violence and its causes had found Wistron guilty of violating several labour laws. This had also resulted in Vincent Lee, the vice-president (innovation business group) of Wistron Infocomm Manufacturing India, being removed as a disciplinary action. The company had also set up a 24-hour grievance helpline as a corrective measure. As a fallout of the incident, Apple had also demoted Wiston to probationary status for violating its Supplier Code of Conduct.