Assocham supports Maruti mgmt's stand

Industry body the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) today supported the stance adopted by automobile company Maruti Suzuki India's (MSI) management in its ongoing stand-off with workers at its Manesar plant.

"Workers should realise that the management need a disciplined workforce and efficient systems for timely delivery amid growing competition," the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) said in a statement.

"In today's business environment, the industry has to produce good quality, world-class products, which require huge capital investments," it added.

Production has been severely hit at Maruti's plant in Manesar since August 29, when the management prevented workers from entering the unit without signing a 'good conduct' bond after alleged "sabotage" and deliberate quality compromise on cars manufactured at the plant.

MSI's good conduct bond required the workers to declare they would "not resort to go slow, intermittent stoppage of work, stay-in-strike, work-to-rule, sabotage or otherwise indulge in any activity, which would hamper normal production at the factory".