Samsung Workers in Sriperumbudur near Chennai in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu have been on strike for over two weeks, allegedly withstanding threats from management and attacks by the security forces. According to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) out of the 1,800 total employees in the factory, over 1,300 have been participating in the strike led by the Samsung India Workers Union (SIWU).

Workers are demanding wage revisions and increases, better working conditions, and recognition of their union SIWU, which has been delayed due to objections raised by the company.

On September 16, over 100 SIWU workers were detained by police after attempting to march to the district collectors office in support of their demand for registration of the union.