Samsung Plant Workers Protest for Higher Wages in India

Hundreds of workers at a Samsung Electronics plant in southern India have set up tents outside the factory, protesting for higher wages. The strike threatens to disrupt the South Korean electronics giant's operations for a second day, impacting half of daily production.

Hundreds of workers at a Samsung Electronics plant in southern India have erected tents outside the factory as they plan to boycott work to demand higher wages, a move anticipated to disrupt the South Korean giant's operations for a second day.

Samsung employs approximately 1,800 workers at its Sriperumbudur plant near the city of Chennai, which manufactures consumer electronics items such as refrigerators, washing machines, and televisions. About half of the plant's daily production was affected when many workers did not turn up for work on Monday, and the protest continues.

"We are striking for the second day," stated union leader E. Muthukumar. Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

(With inputs from agencies.)