Maruti impasse may end as workers concede new bond

Published On Sep 24, 2011 04:20 PM By Vikas for Maruti Swift 2014-2021

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The Maruti Suzuki India workers at the Manesar plant finally relented on Friday by agreeing to sign the ‘Good Conduct Bond’. The workers have come in terms with the management after accepting the fifth draft of the good conduct bond, after certain modifications were made to that. The understanding between both the parties is reached with the clauses attached including: Workers to agree to maintain discipline without sabotaging the operations, only 33 workers will remain dismissed and the rest will be taken back by the company and management will not act with vengeance against the workers.

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Workers have apparently demanded to take back all the 62 dismissed or suspended workers, however, the management has agreed to induct only 29 dismissed workers. The rest of the 33 will be suspended without any serious charges against them. Commenting on the issue, the Haryana Labour Minister had said that the solution on the matter will be announced by Sunday. Shiv Kumar, the General Secretary of the Maruti union, MSEU had said that the management will have to be blamed unless the settlement between the parties takes place in next two days.

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An official from MSI had informed that the workers have agreed to sign the good conduct bond without any further alterations on last Sunday. However, no progress is reported on the discussions since then. The MSI management and the representatives of the Maruti Udyog Kamgar Union (MUKU) had apparently held discussions on the ongoing unrest at the Gurgaon facility. While the production of the Maruti Swift has reached to 670 units from both plants, the operations on the Maruti A star and Maruti SX4 sedan is also likely to commence in another 3-4 days. The production of the Maruti Swift at the Manesar facility has been increased from 200 units to 400 units on Friday.