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The minister paid a visit to the car-manufacturing factory in Bidadi and met the workers who are on a strike for the past three months, and hoped that withdrawal of undertaking may encourage some workers to get back to work.
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Bengaluru: Labour minister A Shivaram Hebbar on Thursday asked the Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) management to drop the mandatory undertaking that the automaker is insisting on striking employees to sign when they return to work.
The minister paid a visit to the car-manufacturing factory in Bidadi and met the workers who are on a strike for the past three months, and hoped that withdrawal of undertaking may encourage some workers to get back to work.
0 Comments Toyota Kirloskar Motor has announced that it has withdrawn the lockout at its manufacturing plants in Bidadi, Karnataka. The two plants together have a combined manufacturing capacity of up to 2,10,000 units per annum.
Lockout instituted on November 23, 2020 has been lifted
Second shift to start at both plants in Bidadi, Karnataka According to the company, the TKM management was forced to announce a second lockout on November 23, 2020, due to the continued illegal strike by Toyota Kirloskar Motor Employees Union. However, the company had resumed production with over 1,200 team members who had expressed their intention to work with discipline, through a simple undertaking of good behaviour.
Employees returning to work will sign a simple undertaking for good conduct and report to work.
Following its discussions with the deputy chief minister of Karnataka and having observed a gradual improvement in the safety situation, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (KTM) has decided to withdraw the plant lockout without any compromise to discipline and productivity.
Earlier, 1,200 workers at Toyota s Bidadi plant had gone on strike from November 9. They were opposing the suspension of a union office bearer. In the wake of the situation, Toyota had announced a lockout, which was withdrawn on November 19. The lockout was re-instituted on November 23.
Toyota has also announced that with the lockout being lifted, a second shift will be operational from January 12, 2021 at both plants.
Normal production to resume from Tuesday.
Toyota Kirloskar Motors has on Tuesday decided to withdraw the lock-out that was introduced over two months ago at its Bidadi manufacturing plants after its employees union went on a strike protesting the suspension of one of the factory workers.
Consequently, normal production will commence, in both the plants of Toyota at Bidadi from January 12.
“TKM Management has decided to withdraw the lock-out, without compromising discipline and productivity. This will be in the interest of both team members and their families as well as the company. Consequent to the lifting of the lockout, operations will enhance with effect from second shift of January 12, 2021 in both the plants at Bidadi,” the company said in a statement.