In India, tens of thousands of auto workers are protesting the recent convictions of 13 workers over the 2012 uprising at a Maruti Suzuki plant in the district of Gurgaon, which is outside New Delhi. The 13 union members have been sentenced to life in prison for the death of a plant manager during the 2012 uprising. Workers say the uprising began after a supervisor insulted one of the workers with caste-related slurs. The uprising occurred in the midst of the workers’ ongoing struggle to win an independent union at the plants of India’s largest carmaker. On Saturday, 35,000 workers observed a one-hour strike in protest of the convictions. Another mass protest has been called for tomorrow in Gurgaon.
India: Auto Workers Protest Life Sentences in 2012 Plant Uprising Case
HeadlineMar 22, 2017