Enough is enough! Honda India Workers stand up

2,000 workers of Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) have been in dispute at its Tapukara Plant, Rajasthan since February 16, 2016.  When contract workers of the painting section finished their morning shift, they declined their manager’s order to work overtime as they had to work overtime for three consecutive days and did not feel well. Then, they were hit by their manager. Many workers at the plant who witnessed the violence got angry, sat in at the plant, and stopped the production. At the same time, they demanded through their union a negotiation with the management for the reinstatement of nine union activists and 400 contract workers who were fired or suspended, as well as an apology for the violence. The management evicted leaders of the workers and sent the police force and the unlawful mafia to the plant, rather than accepting the negotiation. The workers were tear-gassed and hit by sticks and stones, leaving 60 to 70 injured. (TONO Haruhi)

我慢ならぬ会社の横暴！～インド・ホンダ子会社で正規・非正規労働者が立ち上がる

ホンダ・モーターサイクル・アンド・スクーター・インディア社（ＨＭＳＩ）のタプカラ工場で、正規労働者、契約労働者、２０００人の労働者による争議がおきている。始まりは、２月１６日、午後２時半、午前中のシフトを終えた塗装部門で働く契約労働者が、上司から残業するように命令され、３日間連続して残業をおこない体調がすぐれなかったので断ると、平手打ちにされる暴力をふるわれた事件からだった。この場面を目撃した大勢の労働者たちは怒り、工場内に座り込み、生産をストップさせた。同時に、登録中の組合に連絡し、会社に暴力行為への謝罪と解雇・停職処分をうけている９人の組合活動家と契約を切られた４００人の契約労働者の職場復帰の交渉を要請した。会社は、交渉の代わりに労働者の指導部を排除し、警察と違法な暴力団を工場内に投入し、夜７時頃から、労働者たちに催涙ガスを浴びせ、こん棒で乱打し、投石し、６０－７０人に重軽傷を負わせた。（遠野はるひ）