surajmal Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 MANESAR: At least one person died and around 90, including three Japanese executives, were injured as labour trouble erupted at Maruti Suzuki's plant. Production at the plant had to be stopped after workers went on a rampage and set fire to the company's office in Manesar, 15km from Guragon. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/1-killed-in-fresh-labour-strife-at-Maruti-plant/articleshow/15037593.cms I want to say Jat buddhi but you rarely heard about labour problems in Haryana factories until a couple of years ago. Could it be the maoists and commies infecting hard working northies with their union BS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Why they strike. Why you should care Here is what a Maruti Suzuki worker says his average day at the Manesar plant is like. You catch a bus at 5 am for the factory. Arriving a second late to punch in your card means a pay cut, but you can’t leave the premises once you’ve entered. At 6.30 am, you exercise and supervisors give you feedback on your previous output. Start work at 7 sharp. Everyone does his one task — assembling, welding, fixing — for a minimum of 8 continuous hours. A car rolls off the line every 38 seconds, which means you can’t budge from your position, ever. You get two breathless breaks during the day. At 9 am, a 7-minute break to drink tea or go to the loo, or both. After a while you might, like many of your friends here, end up taking your hot tea and kachori to the bathroom with you. Then a lunch break of 30 minutes, in which you walk about a half kilometre to the canteen, wait in line with everyone, eat and walk back. Returning even a minute late from any break, or leaving the assembly line for any reason even for a minute, means half a day’s pay cut. Older systems used to include an overseer for every small group of workers who could step in if someone needed to take a breather. But, the cost logic of production is perennially at odds with workers’ rights. http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=Ne240911Why.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 ^ No wonder they have burnt down the GM (HR)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suraj Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 How is killing a solution- a husband, a father dead because of his job:(( as if he was the only one responsible for the whole system shame on Indian system & law and order where things are solved in such an inhuman way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Maruti declares lockout at Manesar plant http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/article3666172.ece Mr. Bhargava said the safety and health of company’s employees are paramount. “We put much higher value on safety, health and environment than any other aspect of running the factory. Therefore, what has happened is absolutely a shocker for us, so we cannot risk any further damage being done to these people...,” he said. He said it is absolutely necessary for the company and the Haryana government to jointly and separately do a complete investigation of the incident. “... identify the factors which caused these events, what were the causes, what was behind all this, why did it happen? We need to know...,” he added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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