TN Samsung workers' strike: Left parties to hold demo on Oct 5
In a joint statement, leaders of CPM, CPI and CPI (ML) Liberations said that the strike by the Samsung factory at Sunguvarchathiram near Sriperumbudur workers has entered the fourth week with the five rounds of talks remaining inconclusive.
Striking workers of CITU-affliated Samsung Workers’ Union sitting on a protest
CHENNAI: Left parties on Wednesday announced that it would jointly hold a demonstration on October 5 seeking intervention from the Chief Minister to end the ongoing Samsung workers’ strike and register the trade union as per the rules.
In a joint statement, leaders of CPM, CPI and CPI (ML) Liberations said that the strike by the Samsung factory at Sunguvarchathiram near Sriperumbudur workers has entered the fourth week with the five rounds of talks remaining inconclusive.
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They said that the workers were demanding registration of the Samsung India Workers’ Union and should negotiate an amicable settlement of the demands placed by the union. Accusing the police of becoming an instrument of repression of Samsung, they said, “As usual, questions are raised whether the labour department’s refusal to register the union and police intervention are acting against government policy.
“Hence, we seek the intervention of the chief minister to direct the labour department to issue a registration certificate to the Samsung India Workers’ Union and labour officials to hold negotiations with the workers’ supported union to end the strike. We will hold a demonstration on October 5 in Chennai on this demand,” they said.
