India: Samsung workers' protest escalates after more suspensions, trade union announces industry-wide strike, incl. co. comment
" Samsung workers’ protest enters day 17; CITU plans strike in March", 22 February 2025
Following the suspension of another 14 members of the workers’ union on Thursday, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions has decided to intensify the protest. It intends to conduct a massive protest in all the 58 industrial units of Kancheepuram
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The CITU is also planning a massive strike across industrial units in Kancheepuram on March 8. “The management suspended 14 more members on Thursday. We will intensify our protest further. The day after tomorrow, we are going to give a notice for holding a strike in all 58 industrial units in the Kancheepuram belt on March 8. We will seek support from other unions as well,” E. Muthukumar, district secretary, CITU Kancheepuram, said at the protest site on Friday.
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CITU State president Soundararajan alleged that the company had suspended the workers without issuing a notice and conducting an enquiry
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“At Samsung, our priority is to maintain a safe and stable workplace for all workers. A certain section of workers once again illegally tried to disrupt operations and industrial peace today [Thursday]. We have a zero-tolerance policy for any illegal activities by workers that disrupt industrial stability and peace at the workplace,” a Samsung India spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday.