The United Union of Hyundai Employees the only recognised union at the plant of car maker Hyundai Motor India Ltd seems to be veering towards a negotiated settlement with the company management.

Mr K Dilli Babu president of UUHE told that "Labour issues are to be settled through talks. Violence on the part of police or workers should not have any role in settling the labour issues as the union gears up to hold its first office bearer election inside the factory premises next month.”

For the past several years, HMIL has been embroiled in labour tensions at its Sriperumbudur plant. It had refused to recognise the employees union on the ground that the company has a works committee to take care of workers' issues.

But as the committee has no legal standing, workers got registered a trade union, Hyundai Motor Employees Union affiliated to the Centre for Indian Trade Unions the trade union arm of the Communist Party of India-Marxist.

(Sourced from ET)