Just a few days after ending a month long strike, the Maruti Suzuki Manesar plant workers went on a fresh strike on Friday, demanding the reinstatement of about 1,100 casual workers at the plant. The flash strike, in which the workers served no notice to the management, soon spread to the adjoining plants of the Manesar belt including Suzuki Powertrains India and Suzuki Castings. The workers are protesting the decision of the Maruti management of not allowing the casual workers to enter the plant.
The company on the other hand has said that it will be gradually absorbing the casual workers once the production will be increased at the plant. In a statement given on the issue, the company said, "This action by the workers clearly violates the agreement that they themselves had signed with the management on October 1, in the presence of Haryana Government. It is a breach of faith."
The fresh strike came as a shocker for the company management, which was planning to register about 40 percent increase in the output during the current month. The company said that it has already communicated all of its casual workers through their employers they are likely to be absorbed in the plants extended operations.
