9/1/2018
PUNE: Fired by Mahindra
CIE Automotive management last month citing production cuts, unions claim this
has been done because they have long been demanding salary hikes.
As many as 375 former workers of Mahindra CIE Automotive,
situated at Kanhe Phata in Maval Tehsil, held a protest in front of the company
on Monday, alleging their illegal removal from the job without any valid
reasons or prior notice. The staffers claim they were working with the company
for a while before they were removed from their jobs last month, which
suspiciously took place while they were demanding a hike in salaries.
The workers, mostly on contract with the automobile spare
parts manufacturer, have been struggling with the management for the last 1.5
years for a salary hike. The management laid them off on December 22, 2017,
claiming there have been cuts in production. Many of these employees said they
have been with the company for a whopping 20-25 years.
Workers’ representative Datta Malpote said, “Many of the 375
workers were with this company for decades before being kicked out. After the
management’s decision, it will be difficult for many of the middle-aged workers
to find a new job. The company even brought in new workers from other plants
that belong to it and restarted work, claiming that cuts in production were the
reason we were fired.”
Ketan Naik, union leader of the Maharashtra Navnirman Kamgar
Sena, said, “The company has clearly followed the policy of sidelining locals
to favour people from other states. All these laid off workers, even if
contractual, gave their life’s effort to the company. First, the company put up
a notice regarding a floor clearance closure for workers. This is a regular
practice. But then, on the third and last day of the closure, it suddenly asked
hundreds of workers to just not come back.”
When pune-news.com tried to contact Mahindra CIE Automotive, human resources (HR) head Nivrutti Sane did not pick up the calls. Vidyadhar Bhonge, HR-IR of the company, also refused to discuss the issue. Mirror further tried to reach Lalit Ghera, plant head for the company, but he remained unresponsive.
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