The strike at Caparo India's automotive component factory in Sriperumbudur (near Chennai) has ended with the management agreeing to give employees ‘permanent' worker status.

Around 500 workers from two major units (stamping and foundry) at the factory of Caparo Engineering India were on strike from Thursday demanding that they be moved from “trainee” status and made “permanent” employees.

Mr E Muthukumar union leader at Caparo and secretary, Centre of Indian Trade Unions of Kanchipuram district said that “The management has given confirmation order to 110 workers belonging to C3 grade. The rest of the workers will be made permanent over a period of time.”

Mr Muthukumar said that There has also been a salary increase from INR 7,200 gross to INR 10,200.

With the management acceding to their demands, workers resumed work on Sunday morning.

Discussions with employees began on Saturday with company officials from New Delhi coming down to the Sriperumbudur plant. Talks were held in the presence of the Assistant Labour Commissioner and the Revenue Divisional Officer of Kanchipuram.

(Sourced from BL)