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TopicSamsung workers protest

Topic: Samsung workers protest

Samsung India, workers’ union at odds again over suspension of 3 at Kancheepuram plant

While Samsung India claims the suspensions are lawful & linked to disruptions at its plant, SIWU claims there's a 'conspiracy' to end the employee trade union.

Why labour rights’ activists see TN registration for Samsung workers’ union as a turning point

Tamil Nadu labour dept Monday officially registered Samsung India Workers Union, a development that took place at the end of a 7-month struggle by employees.

TN govt says Samsung workers have agreed to call off strike. But CITU ‘to take final call tomorrow’

Govt statement says Samsung management announced several welfare measures for workers but has no word on registering a union, one of the primary demands of workers.

DMK finds common ground with BJP against Left union on Samsung workers’ protest, but allies miffed

While BJP & DMK are rivals in terms of ideologies, political watchers say the parties have been covertly maintaining their friendship, even though they would never join hands electorally.

On Camera

A ship attack has shaken Asia’s faith in the US

Why should the US care? Because in the end, as its wrangle with Britain this week should have reminded them, America still needs bases, friendly ports, & overfly rights.

Amid the new war in Middle East, ‘God’ surfaces in oil and commodities contracts

Multiple companies have invoked the principle of ‘force majeure’, which lets a party off the hook in case of unforeseen ‘acts of God’, to avoid penalties.

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.