Auto component major Bosch lifts lockout order at its Jaipur plant

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 June 2, 2024

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NEW DELHI: Auto parts giant Bosch today said he had placed tomorrow’s orders at its Jaipur plant last week due to ongoing unrest among factory workers.

The company said on April 15: “With the support of the Minister of Labor, the labor parties held a conciliation meeting on April 13, 2015, where the union agreed not to take ‘slow’ action and appealed to Bosch Ltd.” The suspension was lifted from the first shift in 2015.

The Secretary of Labor directed the parties to continue discussions on a long-term wage settlement.

On April 6, Bosch announced the closure of its Jaipur plant as worker unrest continued at the plant.

The plant, which has been experiencing labor issues, closed for a day last month after a one-day strike over wages.

Since March 19, 2015 From that day, the union began illegal delays that led to a 70 percent reduction in production, followed by the announcement of a lockout. Bosch also said it does not expect an immediate impact on customer deliveries due to existing inventory and production by trained employees.

Wage settlement negotiations, including intensive mediation sessions, lasted more than 20 months from June 2013 to May 2017 with the support of the Labor Department and mediators, the company said. Jaipur region.

Bosch Ltd. manufactures various automotive components including fuel injection and distribution pumps (VE pumps) at its Jaipur plant.

The two plants in Jaipur and Bengaluru are facing labor issues.

Last year, workers at the Bengaluru plant went on strike for more than three months over a wage agreement.

Volker Maldena, chairman of the Bosch Group’s management board, later said that repeated labor unrest could hurt investments in India.

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