It is reported that talks between the striking employees and the management of Toyota Motor Corp.’s Indian subsidiary have failed.

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Toyota Kirloskar Motor declared a lockout at its Bidadi car assembly plant last week following an indefinite strike by some of the workforce.


The Bidadi plant has been in the eye of an industrial relations storm since Friday 9 January when about 60% of the 2,500 workers there suddenly went on strike.


The workers are demanding the reinstatement of three employees dismissed last year (for disciplinary reasons, according to the management). The company has declared the strike illegal as the workers did not give the two-week notice mandatory in India.


A Toyota executive who requested anonymity told just-auto that the lockout is intended to safeguard the plant and its employees rather than as a solution to the crisis.

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Some workers returned to work last week but labour leaders say the workers were fired for being active in the union, and on Monday repeated calls for the employees to be reinstated.


It is reported that a government-appointed mediator met separately with labour leaders and management representatives on Monday of this week to discuss ways to end the deadlock. But both sides stuck to their positions and the mediation collapsed.