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Article

5 Jun 2009

Author:
Gurbir Singh, Businessworld [India]

Labour disputes - The summer of discontent [India]

Over the past four-six months, there has been a steady increase in the number of labour disputes and flash strikes...Companies that had been spoilt by not having to deal with aggressive unions in the spell of high growth are finding it difficult to cope with re-emerging demands for collective bargaining. The case of Nestle is interesting, particularly since the Geneva-based International Union of Foodworkers (IUF) is determined to embarrass the Swiss multinational by filing several complaints for breach of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines before its home government. [refers to Nestle, Epcos, Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra, IOL, BPCL, HPCL, GAIL, MTNL, Bharat Electronics, MRF, BHEL]