Kolkata, Dec 26 (PTI) Jaya Shree Textiles, an AdityaBirla Group company, today said it was facing labour unrest atits Rishra unit in West Bengal for the last few years.
An official of the textiles unit told PTI thatalthough production is continuing, there is an all-pervadingatmosphere of uncertainty.
He also claimed there are intelligence inputs frompolice that lives of two key management executives of the unitwere under threat.
Jaya Shree Textiles said in a statement that thegenesis of the problems at the factory could be traced to theintroduction of biometric attendance system, as well as themanagement's insistence on shop-floor discipline.
It was also opposed to the union's interference in therecruitment processes at the unit, the company said.
The Rishra facility had provided employment to around5,500 people directly, and recently invested around Rs 250crore for expansion, after which an additional 800 people wererecruited.
However, the factory had been facing "militant labourunionism which occasionally led to physical assault on themanagement staff and overturning of the HR head's vehicle",the company said in the statement.
It suffered significant losses and the workers werebeing coerced into going on strike by specific violentelements in the workforce, and this seemed to be regrettablyan ongoing affair, Jaya Shree Textiles said.
The unit faced a flash strike in May this year,accompanied by "hooliganism, illegal confinement of managers,destruction of property, violence and arson", the statementsaid.
After conducting an inquiry, the management terminatedthe services of nine workmen, who were found to be directlyinvolved, from December 1. These workers owed their allegianceto different trade unions, except INTTUC.
West Bengal's reputation as a great destination forinvestment depends on how the culture of productivity anddiscipline is upheld by all the stakeholders concerned, thecompany added. PTI DC PNTRBT.
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