Labour unrest at General Motors plant at Halol

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Production at General Motors’ plant at Halol in Gujarat has come to halt after labour unions declared an indefinite strike. A total of 700 workers have joined the strike which is the second in the last 14 months. The unrest at the plant might result in further waiting periods for GM cars. By Thursday just 285 vehicles rolled off the production line.

The workers alleged they were facing health hazards and the company has violated PF Act, gratuity norms and rules of Industrial Safety and Health Act and that they were subjected to excess workload. The company has termed the strike illegal.

“The current strike violated the three-year agreement reached in October when the workers had struck work,” said, GM India vice-president P Balendran and denied there was any bias in transfer of workers, a charge levelled against the company, and said all terms of employment were followed.

Balendran said, “All demands were met during previous strike and an agreement was signed for three years in presence of the labour commissioner.” Earlier, the workers forced a near shut down of the plant during October 2010 for three days. An agreement was reached after several rounds of discussions.

Via TheEconomicTimes

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