The strike by a section of workers from TVS Logistics Services working at Hyundai's factory at Irungattukottai, near Chennai, has been called off after a conciliation talks today.
The employees who were protesting from Monday raising several demands, would resume works from Thursday morning, said the company and Union sources.
“We are glad that the strike has been called off during the conciliation talks held by the Assistant Commissioner Labour today,” said statement from an official spokesperson of TVS Logistics Services Ltd.
R Sridhar, general secretary of Hyundai Motor India Employees Union (HMIEU), which is backing the striking TVS Logistics workers, also confirmed that the strike was called off after a conciliation meeting held by the Assistant Commissioner of Labour.
In the meeting, TVS Logistics agreed to drop the charges against two employees who were under suspension and there would be no disciplinary action taken against the workers who indulged in strike from Monday, he said.
Suspension of another worker would have to go through the consideration of the Assistant Commissioner of Labour, he added.
“The issue has came to a decision today. The workers are withdrawing the strike and will join work tomorrow morning,” said Sridhar.
He added that the demand on revising salary would be discusses to between the workers and the management of TVS Logistics.
However, TVS Logistics said, “TVS Logistics is committed to continue its fair, principled and transparent stand on the issue and believes that this illegal and unjustified strike does not benefit any stakeholder.”
“TVS Logistics will continue to work with the concerned relevant stakeholders and through the government machinery to bring this issue to a logical conclusion bearing in mind the interests and welfare of its workmen.,” added the official spokersperson.
It is to be noted that the workers of TVS Logistics who were working in the Hyundai factory went for a strike on Monday with various demands including the reinstatement of dismissed employees, revocation of suspension orders against six workers and raising the minimum and maximum salay to Rs 10,000 and Rs 13,000 a month, respectively.
While employees claim they were paid a minimum of Rs 4,000 and a maximum of Rs 7,000 a month, Hyundai has said it has been paying an average of about Rs 13,398 a month to these workers. The workers, in September 4, 2012, has raised around 22 demands with TVS Logistics Services Ltd.
While the workers' union claimed about 1,300 workers went on strike from Monday, a TVS Logistics spokersperson had said that only around 300 workers went on strike. Hyundai Motor India has earlier said that the strike did not have any impact on company's production.
