Some workers strike work at Hyundai Motor

Chennai - A section of workers at Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) struck work Tuesday demanding reinstatement of dismissed workers and negotiation on wage settlement with their representatives, said a union leader.

The protest was launched by workers affiliated to Hyundai Motor India Employees Union (HMIEU), he said.

"The first and second shift workers are striking work. Around 450 workers are outside the factory. The conciliation meeting today (Tuesday) at the labour department’s office was not successful," R. Sridhar, HMIEU general secretary, told IANS.

He said the union had given a strike notice which was pending. The union demanded that the management should renegotiate the wage settlement with it and reinstate 27 dismissed workers.

HMIL has two plants at Irrungattukottai, around 45 km from here, with a capacity to roll out 630,000 units per year.

The company Oct 18 signed a three-year wage settlement with another union United Union of Hyundai Employees (UUHE). The wage settlement would remain effective till March 31, 2015.

Though HMIEU is older than UUHE, the company management recognised the latter and not the former.

The wage hike ranges from Rs.11,000-13,000 per month, excluding components like variable dearness allowances and other welfare benefits. The employees will get 40 percent of the wage increase in the first year and 30 percent in the next two years.