Issue between Samsung and employees resolved: TN govt

CHENNAI: The issue between striking Samsung workers’ union and the company has been resolved amicably, Tamil Nadu govt said in a release on Tuesday.
The govt said various demands of the striking workers have been accepted by Samsung and both parties have signed an agreement.
The development comes after a conciliation talks convened by the Tamil Nadu govt at the secretariat.Workers, labour union leaders and company representatives participated in talks held by PWD minister EV Velu, industries minister T R B Raaja, labour minister CV Ganesan and senior officials from the department of labour welfare.
The labour union leaders said the talks went well and they would likely call off the strike after a general body meeting and workers’ acceptance. According to the note by the labour department, the management will not victimise the workers for participating in the strike and workers will cooperate with the management fully and not do any such acts prejudicial to the interest of the management.
Samsung would file a written reply to the charter of demands filed by the workers before the conciliation officer, it added.
Several workers with the Samsung India Employees Union, backed by the Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU), have been on strike since Sept 9 demanding wage revision and better working conditions, hitting production at the Samsung plant near Chennai. Multiple rounds of mediation talks were held by the govt.
The plant, which makes consumer durables such as TV, fridges, washing machines, contributes around 30% of Samsung’s annual $12 billion revenue in India.