Samsung workers’ protest enters 17th day; CITU plans massive strike on March 8
The Hindu
The Samsung India Workers’ Union (SIWU), backed by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), continued its protest for the 17th day on Friday (February 21, 2025) in Kancheepuram over the Samsung India management suspending its members.
The Samsung India Workers’ Union (SIWU), backed by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), continued its protest for the 17th day on Friday (February 21, 2025) in Kancheepuram over the Samsung India management suspending its members. The CITU is also planning a massive strike across industrial units in Kancheepuram on March 8, 2025.
“The management suspended 14 more members on Thursday (Feburary 20, 2025). We will intensify our protest further. Day after tomorrow, we are going to give a notice for holding a strike in all 58 industrial units in the Kanchipuram belt on March 8. We will seek support from other unions as well,” E. Muthukumar, district secretary, CITU Kancheepuram, said at the protest site in Kancheepuram on Friday.
A section of Samsung India workers have been on strike since February 5, 2025, over the suspension of three union members. Several rounds of talks between the Samsung management and the SIWU, conducted by the Tamil Nadu Labour Department, have failed to bring about a resolution.
On Thursday morning, tension prevailed at Samsung India’s factory in Sriperumbudur, as workers protested in the factory’s production section after forcing out the contract workers.
On Friday, Muthukumar urged the Samsung management to resolve the issues faced by the workers and sought government intervention. “We will also seek support from political parties and will step up our protests,” he said.
“At Samsung, our priority is to maintain a safe and stable workplace for all workers. A certain section of workers once again illegally tried to disrupt operations and industrial peace today [Thursday]. We have a zero-tolerance policy for any illegal activities by workers that disrupt industrial stability and peace at the workplace,” a Samsung India spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday.
It is important for all employees to adhere to company policies, and those who violate these policies will face disciplinary action after due process, the spokesperson said.
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