Samsung row set to escalate as workers’ union alleges 18 more staffers face suspension threat

The standoff between Samsung India’s management and striking workers at its Chennai plant is set to escalate. The workers’ union, backed by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), on Wednesday alleged that the company is threatening to suspend 18 more workers from the newly-formed Samsung India Workers Union (SIWU).

Representatives of the CITU-backed SIWU and the Samsung management held another round of conciliation talks on Wednesday in the presence of Tamil Nadu labour department officials. The talks, however, failed to resolve the deadlock.