Following the end of a long agitation between workers and management at its Manesar plant last month, the Indian auto giant Maruti Suzuki has said that the normal production at this plant will resume only by the end of December 2011. The company is aggressively working on a tripartite agreement between management, workers and the government of Haryana on October 21st.
In a statement given on Monday, a company spokesman said to analysts, "The situation at Manesar is normal. By the end of this quarter, we will reach the normal level of production at the plant." He added, "Lots of initiatives were taken while reaching the agreement, which is targeted for a long-term solution. The atmosphere was positive and constructive when it was signed."
Before the starting of a series of workers strike at Manesar plant, the company was rolling-out 1200 cars a day from this plant which includes Maruti Suzuki's Swift, A-Star and SX4 models. The workers' agitation has caused the company a loss of over Rs 700 crore.
In last four months, there have been three strikes at the Manesar plant of the company including a 13 day long strike in June which caused a total production loss of 12,600 cars, valued at about Rs 630 crore. This was followed by a 33-day standoff from August 29th to October 1st. Leaving the production halted completely, Manesar plant workers again went on strike on October 8th demanding the reinstatement of 1100 casual workers.
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