Indian workers' body threatens more strikes after detention of Samsung protesters

Record ID: 1842297

  • Title: Indian workers' body threatens more strikes after detention of Samsung protesters
  • Date: 16th September 2024
  • Summary: KANCHIPURAM, TAMIL NADU, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 16, 2024) (ANI - No use India) PROTESTING WORKERS STANDING AT DETENTION SITE VARIOUS OF WORKERS ENTERING DETENTION SITE POLICE PERSONNEL DEPLOYED AT ENTRANCE OF DETENTION SITE VARIOUS OF POLICE PERSONNEL AT DETENTION SITE CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 16, 2024) (ANI - No use India) (SOUNDBITE) (English) CENTRE OF INDIAN TRA
  • Embargoed: 30th September 2024 16:33
  • Keywords: Detained India Protest Samsung Strike
  • Location: KANCHIPURAM AND CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
  • City: KANCHIPURAM AND CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Company News Markets,Economic Events
  • Reuters ID: LVA001446016092024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: An Indian workers' body, standing in solidarity with the protesting Samsung workers in southern India on Monday (September 16), warned the tech giant of nationwide demonstrations if their demands were not met.
    Police on Monday detained hundreds of striking workers, protesting low wages at a Samsung Electronics plant in southern India as they were planning a protest march without permission, with the dispute disrupting output at the key factory for the past week.
    The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Tamil Nadu state President A. Soundarajan said at least 150 workers had been detained and called the move illegal and unfair while adding that no one from Samsung had invited them for negotiations till now.
    The detention marks an escalation of a strike by workers at a Samsung home appliance plant near Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu. Workers want higher wages and have stopped work at the plant that contributes roughly a third of Samsung's annual India revenue of $12 billion.
    Soundarajan said they would go on a hunger strike if their demands were not met and threatened more nationwide strikes in other companies as well.
    Samsung workers have since last week been protesting at a makeshift tent near the plant, demanding higher wages, recognition for a union, backed by influential labour group CITU and better working hours.
    Samsung is not keen to recognise any union backed by a national labour group such as the CITU, and talks with workers, as well as state government officials, have not yielded any resolution.
    The Samsung plant roughly employs 1,800 workers and more than 1,000 of them have been on strike. The factory makes appliances like refrigerators, TVs and washing machines.
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