TN Samsung Stir: CITU To Hold Mega Protest In Kancheepuram

Chennai: The ongoing standoff between the Samsung India Workers Union (SIWU), affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), and Samsung India management has escalated further. With no resolution in sight, the union has decided to extend its protest beyond the company premises.

The CITU has announced plans to stage demonstrations across four State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) locations in Kancheepuram district on Friday, February 21.

Additionally, the union has vowed to block the gates of Samsung’s Sriperumbudur factory on the same day, preventing contract workers -- whom they term “illegal workers” - from entering the premises.

The trade union body has also declared a one-day strike across all industries in Kancheepuram district on March 7.

CITU Kancheepuram district secretary and SIWU president E. Muthukumar stated that the union is open to ending the strike if Samsung revokes the suspension of three SIWU office-bearers. However, instead of addressing their demand, the company is allegedly planning to suspend 18 more workers associated with the union.