Samsung workers in TN to continue strike

Workers at Samsung Electronics’ India plant near Chennai will remain on strike until their demands for better wages and working conditions are met, union leaders said, as output at the consumer appliances unit was disrupted for a third straight day.

The industrial unrest at the plant in Sriperumbudur is one of the biggest such strikes in recent years in India.

The plant, which makes products such as televisions, refrigerators and washing machines, contributes between 20% and 30% of Samsung’s annual $12 billion revenue in India, a key growth market for the company.

“The strike will continue until a settlement is reached, with the next round of talks (planned) on Friday evening,” union leader E Muthukumar told Reuters.

On the first day of the strike on Monday, 50% of daily production was disrupted, while 30% was hit on Tuesday as some temporary workers have been roped in to keep production going, said a source with direct knowledge of the matter.