Samsung sit-in strike moves to production area, asks contract staff to leave

CHENNAI: The hundreds of Samsung workers who were on a sit-in strike in a designated area within Samsung India’s manufacturing plant in Sriperumbudur, moved their protest to the shop floor, where the production takes place, on Thursday morning.

Following the move, the state labour department has advanced the next round of reconciliatory talks, initially scheduled on February 24, to Thursday at noon. The talks held on Wednesday did not end in a resolution.