2011年7月4日星期一

About 800 workers demanding a new union

About 800 workers demanding a new union


Labor rights advocates say that regular inspections are even more important as India’s economy booms and that dismantling the labor laws could weaken unions and lead to exploitation.

“When the government says flexible labor laws for manufacturing hubs, what they really mean is the freedom not to implement labor laws of the land and very little government oversight,” said M.K. Pandhe,Online replicabreitlingretailer for men and women dealer with discounted prices, vice president of the Center of Indian Trade Unions. “With increased privatization in India, the need is to strengthen our labor laws, not weaken them.uhrenwatchesstore at discount prices from SwissLuxury.”

But even as investors and the government try to loosen laws, workers are pushing for more protections. The government says there were nearly 100 strikes in India last year.omegawatches color surveillance camera commercial exterior .

About 800 workers demanding a new union went on strike for 13 days last month at Bhargava’s car factory in Manesar,Essential-Watches.com sells only 100% cartierwatchesvendor . a fast-growing industrial town outside New Delhi. Current law allows seven workers to register a new trade union, a rule that officials are seeking to change.

“We want longer tea and lunch breaks. We want more off-days,” a 28-year-old assembly line worker said on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on behalf of the striking workers. “We want a second union that will ensure we get our rights.”

The company, which says it lost $9 million a day in revenue during the strike, said it would consider some of the strikers’ demands but would not recognize another union. But it took back 11 of the striking workers it fired after senior government officials helped broker a deal to end the work action.replicawatchesstore as rich regain appetite for shopping.

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