Click to play videoNew Delhi: The 14-day-long strike at Maruti Suzuki India's Manesar's plant was called off on Friday morning following a tripartite agreement between the management, workers and the Haryana Government.
As part of the agreement, the management agreed to take back 64 permanent workers but another 30 will remain suspended. It was also agreed that around 1,200 casual workers would also be reinstated, sources privy to the talks said.
The strike at the Suzuki PowerTrain and Suzuki Motorcycle plants has also been called off. The 15-day long agitation by workers cost the company an estimated loss of Rs 825 crore - that is Rs 55 crores per day.
Setting up of two committees for grievance rederssal and labour welfare was also agreed in order to provide a harmonious working environment at the plant.
The agreement came at the end of several rounds of talks, since Wednesday in the presence of senior officials of the Haryana government.
Workers at the plant were on strike since October 7 demanding reinstatement of about 1,200 casual workers and 44 permenant workers who were suspended following an agreement signed on October 1 to end a 33-day-long standoff, along with 50 workers who were dismissed or suspended during the current stir.
As per the agreement, workers will face no work, no pay for the duration of the strike.
A 'Grievance Redressal Committee' will be set up and it will have representation from the management and workers.
Also, a Labour Officer from the state government will be a permanent invitee to the committee and will review its proceedings, the sources said.
The agreement also provides for the setting up of a 'Labour Welfare Committee' to promote measures for good relations between the management and workers. The committee will comprise members from the management as well as workers.
It is understood that the company has also agreed to arrange for transport services for workers in line with shift timings.
The agreement was signed in the presence of senior State government officials, including Deputy Commissioner (Gurgaon) PC Meena, Sub Divisional Magistrate Satyendra Duhan, Labour Commissioner Smt Satwanti Ahlawat and Assistant Labour Commissioner Nitin Yadav.
Workers at Suzuki Powertrain India Ltd (SPIL) and Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIPL) who had also gone on strike from October 7 in support of their colleagues at Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) have also agreed to call off their strike.
The company said it produced 1,997 vehicles at the Gurgaon and Manesar facilities on Thursday with the Manesar plant rolling out 200 cars with 600 workers on duty.
Earlier in June, workers at Manesar plant went on a 13-day strike demanding the recognition of a new labour union, the Maruti Suzuki Employees Union (MSEU). The stir had resulted in a production loss of 12,600 cars, which were valued at about Rs 630 crore.
From August 29, the company witnessed a 33-day standoff when the management prevented workers from entering the plant without signing a 'good conduct bond'.
MSI board will be meeting on October 29 to consider among other things, a proposal for setting up of a new plant in Gujarat.
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