Samsung’s Chennai plant workers seek wage hike, better conditions

Hundreds of workers at Samsung India’s manufacturing plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, assembled outside the facility on Monday to demand the recognition of their newly-formed union, better wages and improved working conditions.

“We had a ‘gate meeting’ outside the plant seeking recognition of the workers’ union,” E Muthukumar, president, Samsung India Workers’ Union, told FE.