Tiger80 Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 CHENNAI: With time running out for the employees at Nokia's Sriperumbudur plant, trade union members are looking to AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa to lend a hand and have a suggestion for her. They advocate a government takeover of the plant and a roll-out of 'Amma' branded mobile phones along the lines of Amma water and Amma salt. "We are meeting state government officials on Tuesday and will ask them to take over the plant. They can produce mobile phones of international standards at price points as low as Rs 700 a piece and sell it through PDS shops or give them free," said A Soundararajan, honorary president of Nokia India Workers' Union and a CPM MLA from Perumbur in north Chennai. Nokia announced suspension of production of mobile phones at its Sriperumbudur plant from November 1. "There are other free schemes like TVs and laptops. Including mobile phones on the list will not cost too much," he said. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Trade-unions-want-Amma-mobile-made-in-Nokia-plant/articleshow/44893891.cms :facepalm: Indians don't deserve democracy. They need dictator who should keep them in control
moniker Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 :facepalm: From where do they get the money to subsidize these "Amma" products anyway? It's not going to be long before the government runs into a deficit.
StriKe Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 NEW DELHI: Telecom gear maker Nokia today said that it will shut down its Chennai plant from November 1 as Microsoft has terminated mobile purchase agreement from the the factory and it is left with no business. "Microsoft has informed Nokia that it will be terminating the manufacturing services defined in the agreement with effect from 1 November 2014. In absence of further orders from Microsoft, Nokia will suspend handset production at the Sriperumbudur facility from 1st November," Nokia said in a statement. In September 2013, Nokia announced it would sell its devices and services (D&S) business, including assets in India, to Microsoft for $7.2 billion by March 2014. The deal was completed on April 25 but Chennai facility could not be transferred to Microsoft because of legal issues related to tax demand by Indian government. Nokia started manufacturing in Chennai in January 2006 and exported to markets including in the Middle East and Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand from there. In March, the Tamil Nadu government served a Rs 2,400 crore notice on Nokia, saying the firm had also sold products from the Chennai plant in the domestic market instead of shipping them overseas. In a separate tax case, the Supreme Court had ordered Nokia India on March 14 to give a Rs 3,500 crore guarantee before it transfers the plant to Microsoft. As a consequence, Nokia entered into a transitional services agreement with Microsoft to address their immediate production needs and keep the factory operational. "Unfortunately, the continuing asset freeze imposed by the tax department prevents Nokia from exploring potential opportunities for the transfer of the factory to a successor to support the long term viability of the established, fully functional electronics manufacturing ecosystem," the statement said. Nokia said that it will be informing all stakeholders including the Labour Commissioner of the suspension. "As a responsible employer, Nokia is currently evaluating options to minimize the impact on existing employees at the manufacturing facility. It will share further information once details have been finalized," Nokia said. The exact number of employees at present in its Chennai factory could not be ascertained but in March out of 6,600 permanent employees, about 5000 had opted for Voluntary Retirement Scheme offered by Nokia http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Nokia-to-shut-down-Chennai-plant-on-November-1/articleshow/44601461.cms Amma Mobile :headshake: but 6k people going to be unemployed now
StriKe Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 how about cricket bat with amma's face? I prefer Amma sim card
Crookbond Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 how about cricket bat with amma's face? Her supporters have better ideas.
Tiger80 Posted October 21, 2014 Author Posted October 21, 2014 how about cricket bat with amma's face? Amma premiier league :two_thumbs_up:
gattaca Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 :facepalm: Indians don't deserve democracy. They need dictator who should keep them in control Not indians only few tamil folks lets see Amma, Srini etc.
gattaca Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 Her supporters have better ideas. :hysterical:
zubinpepsi Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 Her supporters have better ideas. her supporters are watching too much of pron...:cantstop:
StriKe Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 her supporters are watching too much of pron...:cantstop: Should add "Brazzer" watermark to the pic and make it NSFW :giggle:
surajmal Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Isn't that nokia plant in the process of being closed?
BeautifulGame Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Isn't that nokia plant in the process of being closed? Yea on Nov 1
GautiMaan Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 What is the problem here?They're trying to salvage their jobs
Vilander Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Nokia plant in Chennai could be shut-down, the workers are asking the govt to takeover and make handsets for local feature phones that surely will sell well. Although unlikely i would not make the mistake of hating on people who are trying to save their livelihood. whats your problem OP, not enough grameen phones in BD ? Understand a situation before starting vitriol.
Vilander Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 her supporters are watching too much of pron...:cantstop: she is a 65 year old lady. Pathetic post.
moniker Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 What is the problem here?They're trying to salvage their jobs Nokia plant in Chennai could be shut-down, the workers are asking the govt to takeover and make handsets for local feature phones that surely will sell well. Although unlikely i would not make the mistake of hating on people who are trying to save their livelihood. whats your problem OP, not enough grameen phones in BD ? Understand a situation before starting vitriol. Government takeover as a means to provide those workers with a job is fine, but "Amma" branding signifies political promotion and suggests subsidizing of products. Low price phones manufactured in this way could lead to losses and they could end up making use of public money to overcome the costs.
Aaku Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 Her supporters have better ideas. :hysterical::hysterical:
randomGuy Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 Her supporters have better ideas. :hysterical: Southies
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