While Samsung India claims the suspensions are lawful & linked to disruptions at its plant, SIWU claims there's a 'conspiracy' to end the employee trade union.

CHENNAI (Reuters) - About 500 workers at Samsung's plant in south India are holding a sit-in to protest against the suspension of three employees, and the company has deployed contract workers to fill the gap, two sources said.

A section of workers at the Samsung factory near Chennai continues their strike, demanding reinstatement of suspended employees. The CITU union is planning to intensify the protest. Read more.

The sit-in strike by the employees, about 500 of them (from a total of 1,750), would continue if their immediate demands are not met with, union sources said.

A group of around 500 employees at Samsung India’s manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur has launched a sit-in strike, demanding the reinstatement of three suspended employees. The workers are part of the newly formed Samsung India Workers Union,

Samsung (KS:005930) is facing a sit-in protest by around 500 workers at its plant in southern India, Reuters reported on Friday.