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Samsung workers’ 25-day strike reflects living wage concerns in India’s manufacturing sector
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Workers from a Samsung factory in the Indian city of Chennai speaking to their union leader, Mr E. Muthukumar, amid a strike to demand higher wages, on Sept 10.
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BENGALURU – The jury is out on whether a 25-day workers’ strike at a Samsung Electronics factory in Tamil Nadu has put India’s ambitions to become a global manufacturing powerhouse and attract foreign investment at risk.
While some analysts and companies The Straits Times spoke to raised concerns about India’s labour unrest being a deterrent to foreign investors, others have suggested the strike’s effects will be limited to Samsung, with the country’s rapid growth, lucrative domestic market and skilled workforce remaining big draws.
