Chennai/New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) With the month-long strike by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)-backed Samsung India Workers Union (SIWU) at the company’s manufacturing unit in Sriperumbudur ending on Friday, the South Korean tech giant said it welcomes the employees’ decision to call off the “illegal strike”. Samsung workers had been conducting a … Read more
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Labour Minister C.V. Ganeshan and State Highways Minister E.V. Velu will lead conciliatory talks between Samsung India management and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) on Monday. The discussions aim to resolve the ongoing sit-in strike that Samsung workers have been conducting outside the company’s manufacturing plant in … Read more
Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) The ongoing standoff between the Samsung India Workers Union (SIWU), affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), and Samsung India management has escalated further. With no resolution in sight, the union has decided to extend its protest beyond the company premises. The CITU has announced plans to stage demonstrations … Read more
Chennai, Feb 19 (IANS) With protests continuing at Samsung India’s Sriperumbudur plant, the Tamil Nadu Labour Department has facilitated a meeting between the workers’ union and management, scheduled for Wednesday. The strike, led by the CPI(M)-affiliated Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), is in response to the suspension of three workers, who are also office-bearers … Read more