Protesting workers of Yamaha, MSI arrested while holding hunger strike

Royal Enfield has said its Oragadam factory has been operational since Saturday

Around 700 workers from India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (IYMPL) and Myoung Shin Automotive India Pvt Ltd (MSI), a Tier-I supplier of Hyundai, in the automobile manufacturing hub of Sriperumbudur were arrested on Tuesday morning for conducting a hunger strike at Kancheepuram, according to the workers' union. 

Meanwhile, Royal Enfield, which is also facing a workers' protest, has said that the company is expecting production at its Oragadam plant to come back in a phased manner. 

S Kannan, district president, Kanchipuram, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), has said that around 700 workers from both the factories took part in a hunger