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    Samsung workers in Chennai win union recognition following lengthy legal battle

    Workers’ rights campaigners are hailing a landmark victory for the Indian labour movement after a Samsung Electronics plant in Chennai recently became only the second Samsung Electronics plant in the world to formally recognise a trade union.

    By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 February 2025

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    Trade unions: can they still improve working conditions?

    Unions have played a significant role in securing safer and better working conditions for India’s workers in the past, but commentators fear that factors like the growth of contract labour and planned labour law reforms will further weaken their ability to fight for safe workplaces.

    By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 August 2023

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