Over 4,000 workers are employed at the Honda car plant in Tapukera, Rajasthan. Most are employed as contract workers, receive low wages and face harsh working conditions. For this reason, workers have repeatedly tried to form their own union. In Their latest attempt was repressed by the police in February this year, with over 100 workers injured and many arrested. The company has also laid off all workers and has brought in a totally new workforce. This repression is only the latest to happen in India’s automotive sector which is characterised by brutal exploitation and union busting.
Over 4,000 workers are employed at the Honda car plant in Tapukera, Rajasthan. Most are employed as contract workers, receive low wages and face harsh working conditions. For this reason, workers have repeatedly tried to form their own union. In Their latest attempt was repressed by the police in February this year, with over 100 workers injured and many arrested. The company has also laid off all workers and has brought in a totally new workforce. This repression is only the latest to happen in India’s automotive sector which is characterised by brutal exploitation and union busting.
