Workers at Coca Cola’s plant at Atmakuru in Guntur district forced the management to shut down the unit by going on a flash strike to protest the humiliation of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in the United States.
About 1,200 regular and contract workers participated in the strike demanding that the Obama administration immediately withdraw cases against the Indian consulate official. The workers
raised slogans outside the local plant and warned that they would intensify the agitation. The plant reportedly lost production of nearly 60,000 litres of soft drink because of the flash strike.
Stung by the sudden strike, the plant management sent an SOS to state government’s labour department officials in Hyderabad and Guntur. The management representatives asked the officials to intervene because the flash strike would cause them huge loss as the ‘concentrate’ readied for preparation of the soft drink would go waste if not used within 24 hours of mixing.
Following a directive from Hyderabad, local labour officials visited the plant and held discussions with the agitating workers. However, the workers refused to end the strike arguing that the loss due to a day's strike is nothing compared to the humiliation of the Indian diplomat by the US government.
About 1,200 regular and contract workers participated in the strike demanding that the Obama administration immediately withdraw cases against the Indian consulate official. The workers
raised slogans outside the local plant and warned that they would intensify the agitation. The plant reportedly lost production of nearly 60,000 litres of soft drink because of the flash strike.
Stung by the sudden strike, the plant management sent an SOS to state government’s labour department officials in Hyderabad and Guntur. The management representatives asked the officials to intervene because the flash strike would cause them huge loss as the ‘concentrate’ readied for preparation of the soft drink would go waste if not used within 24 hours of mixing.
Following a directive from Hyderabad, local labour officials visited the plant and held discussions with the agitating workers. However, the workers refused to end the strike arguing that the loss due to a day's strike is nothing compared to the humiliation of the Indian diplomat by the US government.
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