A majority of the workers at Oragadam continue to report to work, according to the company.
The
strike by a section of workers in Royal
Enfield's Oragadam factory, which has been on for almost 40 days
now, has resulted in a total production loss of around 25,000 units.
The factory's chief operating officer (COO) has sought that the
protesting workers resume work at theearliestt and restart a dialogue
internally.
"The
strike situation has been prevailing since September 24. It is
unfortunate and very disturbing to me that so of our colleagues chose
to abstain from work," COO B Govindarajan (BGR) wrote in a
letter to the workers on November 1, 2018.
On
October 31, the company informed the stock exchanges that loss of
production for September and October would be 25,000 motorcycles.
It
added that a majority of the workers at Oragadam
continue to report to work. The letter said the company's Vallam
Vadagal plant was operating at full capacity.
While
the protesting workers alleged no proper dialogue was held,
Govindarajan said in the letter several efforts have been made to
resolve concerns in an amicable manner. "Despite sincere
efforts, it has been observed that citing filmsy reasons and
digressing from meaningful conversation, a few colleagues have
consciously and continuously chosen to spread misinformationa in
incite/ coerce others to remain away from work".
R
Kuchelan, president, Royal
Enfield Rmployees Union (REEU), which represents the striking
workers, in his reply to the letter alleged that workers had reported
for duty on October 5, but the management violated certain service
conditions. He said, as such, the management is responsible for the
stalemate.
REEU
had called a strike on September 24 demanding that the management
reinstate around 120 probationary employees and a permanent one to
their job and pay their bonus pending since 2015.
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