Production at Maruti Suzuki India's Manesar plant was disrupted today afternoon when workers went on a tool-down strike protesting against the suspension of five colleagues.
The workers resorted to a one-hour stir resulting in production loss of about 50 units when five of them were suspended for "allegedly assaulting a supervisor" yesterday.
The unrest comes close on the heels of a 13-day-long strike at the plant last month that had resulted in a loss of about Rs 630 crore.
A company spokesperson said: "One of the supervisors was assaulted by workers yesterday and when disciplinary action was being taken today by way of suspension, they have struck works at the plant. The number of workers on strike are much less this time."
It is understood that the five suspended workers had been issued a show-cause notice by the management.
The workers, however, insisted it was not a full-scale strike but admitted there was a production loss of about 50 units on account of the one-hour tool-down strike.
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"The management had suspended five workers alleging they indulged in fighting but nothing of that sort happened. We are being victimised as we had formed a union against their wishes," Maruti Suzuki Employees Union (MSEU) General Secretary Shiv Kumar said.
MSEU is in talks with the management to sort out the issue as workers are not in favour of any strike that may again result in loss to the company, he added.