Politics
October 28, 2024
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What did the striking Samsung workers want?

Samsung workers’ strike entered its 25th day on October 3, in Kancheepuram. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ The principal demand of the striking workers of Samsung Electronics India Pvt. Ltd in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, was that their newly formed Samsung India Workers Union (SIWU) should be registered under the Trade Unions Act, 1926. The […]

Politics
October 28, 2024
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Tamil Nadu’s labour movement finds new voice in Samsung strike victory

When the workers of the Samsung Electronics unit in Sriperumbudur, 40 km from Chennai, went on strike for better wages and improved conditions on September 9, little did they realise that their struggle would evolve into a watershed moment in Tamil Nadu’s labour movement in the post-liberalisation era. When it finally ended on October 16, […]