India: Around 500 Samsung factory workers near Chennai stage sit-in protest over suspensions, second significant labour dispute in six months
"About 500 Samsung India factory workers hold sit-in in latest dispute, sources say", 7 February 2025
About 500 workers at Samsung's plant in south India are holding a sit-in to protest against the suspension of three employees, and the company has deployed contract workers to fill the gap, two sources said.
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It was the second significant labour dispute in less than six months at the plant in Sriperumbudur near Chennai
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In a statement, Samsung said that "most of our workers remain dedicated in ensuring that normal business operations continue".
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A. Soundararajan, a leader of the Samsung India Workers' Union, said the protest would continue as the workers had been suspended without being heard, for making demands by standing outside the company administration's office.
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Samsung said the workers "will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action following a formal enquiry and have been suspended to protect the work environment and other workers". It did not specify what had led to the suspension.
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"We continue to make efforts towards a collective agreement with our workers to resolve the issues and for this we remain open to a dialogue facilitated by the government," Samsung's statement said.