Close to 1,500 contractual workers who have been staging a sit-in at the company premises since November 5 to protest the retrenchment of their colleagues, vacated the premises and continued their strike outside the premises, after the management agreed to work towards reaching a resolution soon, said Workers’ Union President.
The tussles between workers’ union and management at the Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) plant in Manesar could be closer to resolution, said Union Leader after meeting with the HMSI plant management, the Haryana Labour Commissioner Nitin Yadav and Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala in Chandigarh.
According to media reports “The management had earlier said they would agree to the demands raised by the workers if striking workers vacated the company premises”
In addition to this, the management has also asked for further police protection.
“The deputy CM and the state labour commissioner were present at the meeting. The meeting concluded on a positive note and we expect a possibility of some solution on Wednesday,” Union President Suresh Kumar Gaur said.
An HMSI spokesperson, on the condition of anonymity, confirmed that “positive” discussions regarding the workers’ demands took place in Chandigarh on Tuesday, without stating which of the workers’ demands, if any, are likely to be met.
Dalbir Dhankar, the spokesperson for the Jannayak Janta Party, said, “The deputy chief minister was present at the negotiations in Chandigarh on Tuesday, along with the labour commissioner, to speed up negotiations.”
Another round of talks is scheduled for Today, Wednesday with the labour department in Gurugram. He further added.
The tool-down strike by nearly 4,500 workers—2,500 contractual and 1,900 permanent—at the Manesar plant of the Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) reached the 15th day on Tuesday.
Currently, over 1,500 workers are sitting on a dharna and have demanded that the 650 contractual workers let go of by the company be recalled or be paid a compensation of Rs 1 lakh per worker for each year of service.
