Honda, Hero, Maruti Gurgaon plant workers to decide action in July 25th solidarity meeting
Maruti Suzuki’s troubles at its Manesar facility could now snowball into an industry-wide issue. Workers in the Gurgaon-Manesar industrial belt, in companies such as Honda, Hero and Maruti’s own Gurgaon plant, are gathering support for the Manesar plant labour force.
A solidarity meeting is scheduled at a nearby park at about 4 pm on July 25, where workers across manufacturers and their suppliers in the region will meet and decide “how and when” to support the Manesar employees, multiple sources said.
The All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) plans to hold a meeting with other trade unions in Gurgaon on July 27.
“The meeting has been planned for July 25 as it is the same day that workers at Honda Motorcycle were lathi-charged by police a few years back. While all unions have strongly condemned the violence, we don’t think that workers should be fully blamed for the situation,” Mr D. L. Sachdev, National Secretary, AITUC, told Business Line.
The protest being considered may take the form of a day-long tool down and is to show worker support against the police searches and detaining of many Maruti employees following last Wednesday’s violence at the Manesar plant.
A human resources executive was killed and several injured in the violence.
The Gurgaon-Manesar belt is not new to worker-management disputes. Honda Motorcycle (2005), Maruti (2001, 2011), Hero (2006), and their suppliers such as Rico (2009), have all seen clashes in the last decade. In some cases, protests have turned violent.
Gurgaon Plant Support
There is also an undercurrent in Maruti’s primary Gurgaon plant, where workers are pushing for a total strike in support of their colleagues in Manesar. The Gurgaon plant union, Maruti Udyog Kamgar Union (MUKU), is under pressure to be involved in the matter.
Mr Kuldeep Janghu, General Secretary of MUKU, said, “There is pressure on us from our members to support the Manesar plant workers. We are telling the company to resolve the matter as soon as possible. We will be joining the July 25 union meeting.”
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Comments:
If such type of incident are going on and no firm action will be taken by this government ,Japanese will definitly go from haryana its a total loss to haryana as well as mainly to Gurgaon.please raise voice against the same so that gurgaon people can enjoy the luxury life due to maruti and other japanise companies.I also condemn violence ,i do not know who has done what but as an citizen of India follow gandhian steps and want all will follow the same.
This will really hurt the sentiments of Investors. However, only
labour can not be blamed for the same. The main culprit behind the
scenes are Union Leader, who for their personnel benefits put the
others life at Risk. My question is:
1. Will Haryana govt will nab the culprits?
2. Will Modi persuade the Japanese to move from Gurgaon to Gujrat?
3. Will the labourer, those have come from states like Bihar, West
Bengal will be able to survive without job?
Let us see how 25th July will decide the fate of Haryana govt and the
innocent employees.
Solidarity with murderers, arsonists. Why am I not surprised? Is this
just politics or is our country is actually in the hands of goons?
Manesar has already lost a lot as in past few years companies choose rajasthan and gujrat as their destination. Haryana govt should take stern action. No one can justify the killing of executive and you should hear your management and at any cost cant beat them. Its height of Unions. Once companies will go from haryana.....those pool ppl will realize that but as of now they don't have visibility.
I think the timid and some say lazy english media have done bugger all to go beyond the headlines and find out what really are the genuine causes of the labour unrest.It requires genuine interest in journalism,passionate about the quality of their work,sincerity,hardwork and honesty none of which the english media Indian journalists have.Shame on these media/journalists.It is a waste of time reading them and a waste of money buying them.
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