Maruti Labour Unrest

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  Haryana Paid Rs 5.5 Crore as Legal Fees For a Single Case

  To fight high-profile cases, state and Central governments often hire senior lawyers. But the previous Haryana government under chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda of the Congress was billed an unusually high amount - a whopping Rs 5.5 crore - to prosecute workers accused of violence at Maruti's plant in Manesar, in the western part of the state.

• Maruti workers, sacked after Manesar violence, to protest on first anniversary of strike

  The demonstration today marks one year since labour unrest at the plant resulted in riots and the death of a senior human resources executive.

• Maruti plans low-cost housing for 5,000 workers

  Maruti Suzuki India is planning to offer low-cost houses to about 5,000 employees as it tries to walk the extra mile to improve relations with its workers.

• Expect full worker strength at Manesar by September-end: Maruti

  Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today said it expects to have full employee strength at its troubled Manesar plant by the end of September with the completion of fresh recruitments.

• Maruti misses Manesar output guidance

  Over the last five days, the company manufactured 436 units in Manesar against a target of 750.

• Manesar plant lockout cost Maruti 30,000 cars: R C Bhargava

  RC Bhargava, chairman of Maruti told NDTV profit that the company saw 3 to 5 per cent cancellations in books but also saw an increase in bookings.

• Maruti reopens Manesar plant under police watch: top 10 developments

  The plant had been locked out for nearly a month after violent clashes broke out on July 18.

• Maruti Suzuki reopens Manesar plant under police protection after month-long lockout

  Haryana Police has provided 500 personnel, out of which 200 are inside the plant and 300 around the facility.

• Maruti likely to sack employees with violence charges

  Maruti Suzuki India is likely to sack workers against whom the police had filed a charge sheet, sources told NDTV Profit. All contract workers are also likely to be made permanent workers with immediate effect, according to sources. The company is also likely to resume partial production at its violence-hit Manesar plant by next Tuesday or August 2...

• Maruti to resume partial production at Manesar plant next week

  While the labour issue remains a factor, the initial work is likely to be in the automated divisions of the plant.

• Maruti to get police protection at Manesar plant after reopening

  Maruti Suzuki, which will take a decision on reopening of its Manesar plant on Monday, will operate the violence-hit facility under police protection on resumption of production with the Haryana government not willing to take a chance. The state administration feels the necessity to position a complete battalion at the plant due to "security threat...

• Internal inquiry still on over Manesar plant violence: Maruti

  Maruti said its internal inquiry is on to identify culprits of the violence that rocked the plant killing one official.

• Two Honda Motorcycle workers suspended, tension at plant

  Tension is brewing at Honda Motorcycle & Scooter's Manesar facility following suspension of two workers.

• Amid Maurti's Manesar crisis, Modi to pitch Gujarat to Suzuki in Tokyo

  Labour unrest at Manesar has cost Maruti over $500 million (Rs 2,500 crore) in lost production in 2011.

• Maruti plant violence: Full statement of workers' union

  Workers at the Maruti facility in Manesar in Haryana have blamed the management of trouble at the plant that resulted in a death and over 85 getting injured on Wednesday evening followinhg violent clashes. The Maruti Suzuki Workers Union (MSWU), in a press statement, has alleged that a supervisor made "casteist" remarks against one of the workers. ...