Samsung workers’ strike called off after 37 days

Chennai, 15/10: Ending the impasse, the 37-day strike by employees of Samsung India plant near here demanding recognition of their union and revision in pay was called off on Tuesday after the Tamil Nadu brokered peace between the management and protesting workers

Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU), which spearheaded the protests that made international headlines with Tamil Nadu fast emerging as a major hub for electronics assembling and production, admitted that the talks were held in a “positive” .