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Workers go on strike at Arvind’s Santej manufacturing unit

Demanding higher wages and bonus, a section of workers at textile major Arvind Ltd’s Santej manufacturing facility went on strike recently. Workers were at the company’s woven and knits division abstained from work and the state government’s labour department said that around 6,500 workers had gone off work. Company officials, however, claimed that the number of striking workers was not more than 1,000. D V Prajapati, a government labour officer said that approximately 6,580 workers had gone on strike at Santej plant of Arvind Ltd. Demanding a rise in wages.

However, Textile Labour Association (TLA) were not supporting the strike. Amar Barot, General Secretary, TLA, said that the agitating workers were demanding average salary should be increased to Rs 20,000 per month from the existing Rs 13,000 besides bonus of Rs 10,000.

In a statement, the company termed the strike as illegal saying they had tried to speak to the workers personally to persuade them to return to work, but all efforts were unsuccessful. The union, Majoor Mahajan Sangh, Kalol, that the workers are affiliated to, has also not authorised the agitation, stated the company. A company official said that the agitation had affected production.

 
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