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Police have detained around 100 striking workers and union leaders protesting for low wages at a Samsung Electronics plant in Chennai, as they were planning a march on Monday without permission, police officials said...
Workers want higher wages and have boycotted work for seven days, disrupting production that contributes roughly a third of Samsungs annual India revenue of $12 billion...
Workers have since last week been protesting at a makeshift tent near the plant, demanding higher wages, recognition for a union backed by labour group Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and better working hours.. Samsung is not keen to recognise any union backed by an outside labour group...
