The Hindu Business Line : Operations resume at Rico plant as some workers return

However, it remains unclear if the workers are existing employees, as claimed by the company, or whether they are new entrants, as claimed by the trade union.

This follows the tripartite negotiations that began on Wednesday between the company management, the striking workers and Government officials.

A partial strike, however, continues as a final decision on the workers’ demands is expected in the second round of negotiations to be held on Friday morning at the factory premises.

The meeting would be presided over by the district Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Mr Pushpinder Singh Chauhan, besides two other Deputy Labour Commissioners.

“Around 300 workers have returned, taking the total number of workers who have resumed work to about 450. Work has started and we are confident that more workers will return to work in the next few days,” Mr Surinder Chaudhury, Executive Vice-President, HR, Rico Auto, told Business Line.

He added that in Wednesday’s meeting it was stressed that any worker willing to return to duty may not be stopped by the ones on strike and peace is to be maintained till the meeting on Friday.

He added that production for the day was at 25-30 per cent of total capacity and the company is facing major losses due to the strike which began on September 21.

On the workers’ demand for compensation for the young employee who died in a group clash on October 18, Mr Chaudhury said, “We have offered free education to the children, employment for one family member, besides compensation of more than Rs 5 lakh, which is yet to be fixed.”

According to Mr Suresh Gaud, Gurgaon District Secretary, All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), no concrete decision has been taken in yesterday’s meeting. “The ones who have started working must be new workers. I don’t believe any striking worker has returned,” he said. AITUC is an umbrella organisation for the striking unions in the Gurgaon-Manesar auto belt.

A spokesperson for the striking Rico workers, however, told Business Line that out of all the demands, about 40 per cent have been agreed upon in the negotiations, while the rest are to be discussed on Friday.

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