Maruti Suzuki India today dismissed 10 workers, terminated five trainees and suspended 10 employees in connection “with the strike and violence at the Manesar factory premises.”
In a statement, the company said the strike by the workers and the violence thereafter violated the agreement signed by the workers with the company management on October 1 in the presence of the Haryana Government officials.
MSI said it continues to be concerned about the safety of people as well as the plant and machinery and today the company “rescued” another 100 workers who were being “held under duress” by the striking workers in the factory.
“These 100 workers were rescued with the help of police.”
Agreement ‘violation'
MSI said in a meeting convened by the Labour Department on Manesar issue, that its management pointed out that the striking workers have violated the agreement signed on October 1 in the presence of Haryana government. The company sought action against the striking workers from the labour department and the Haryana Government, the company said.
Stay-in strike
Workers at the Manesar plant went on stay-in strike on Friday afternoon affecting production. The total number of workers who went on the stay-in strike inside the Manesar plant was around 2,000. This included all categories like regular, contractual, apprentices and trainees.
The workers, however, denied any such acts. They have gone on strike demanding that casual workers and another 44 permanent employees who were suspended during the 33-day-long standoff that ended on October 1, should be reinstated.