I have not surveyed any auto firms lately but I suspect multinationals do not use that threat in India. The main reason is that labor still has some voice in India and FDI is aimed at the domestic market. In some ways this is India's strength in that the economy is still domestic consumption driven. However, employers do use scare tactics of firing workers, hiring more contract workers, and because of abundant semi-skilled workers, workers are are generally risk averse unless some party based unions get active, which they often do.
Anthony On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 5:10 AM, michael perelman < [email protected]> wrote: > How often do employers in India use the threat of moving abroad? Doesn't > India have an abundance of workers who could work in the automobile sector? > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 11:54 PM, Anthony D'Costa < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Some of you might find this of interest. I am puzzling over why there are >> so many disputes, given that labor would have the upper hand in high demand >> situation. >> >> Is it due to abundant labor that employers can get away with it, >> intensification of work because of growth, or the upper class managers still >> do not know how to >> >> work with lower caste/class workers? >> >> >> Anthony >> >> * >> * >> >> *Recent Select Industrial Relations Disputes in India* >> >> Year >> >> Company >> >> Sector >> >> State >> >> Nature of Dispute >> >> 2011 >> >> Maruti Suzuki and nearby suppliers and manufacturers (Rico, Sona Steering, >> Hero Honda, Honda Motorcycles, Scooters India) >> >> Auto Manu-facturing, auto components >> >> Haryana >> >> Strike demanding recognition of independent union. >> >> 2009 >> >> >> >> Mahindra & Mahindra >> >> Automobiles >> >> Maharashtra >> >> Strike due to suspension of trade union president, delayed wage agreement >> >> Cummins >> >> Auto-related: diesel engines >> >> Maharashtra >> >> Agitation inspired by Shiv Sena, a chauvinistic political party, in favor >> of reinstating workers dismissed earlier >> >> Hyundai Motors >> >> Automobiles >> >> Tamil Nadu >> >> Strike demanding recognition of union, management recognizes only Workers >> Committee, issue over wages, reinstating employees, and rescinding earlier >> transfers of workers elsewhere >> >> Hyundai Excavators >> >> Construction equipment >> >> Maharashtra >> >> Protest over termination of employment without due cause >> >> MRF >> >> Auto-related: tires >> >> Tamil Nadu >> >> Strike demanding recognition of union, inter-union rivalry, lockout, >> demand for salary instead of piece-rate >> >> 2008 >> >> >> >> Tata Motors >> >> Automobiles >> >> West Bengal >> >> Violent protests by landowners against industrial use for agricultural >> land >> >> Mico Bosch >> >> Auto components >> >> Rajasthan >> >> Strike due to suspension of two top members of union, followed by lockout >> >> Hero Honda >> >> Two-wheelers >> >> Haryana >> >> Protests by casual and contract workers seeking state-level wages, >> creating permanent employment >> >> 2007 >> >> >> >> Bajaj Auto >> >> Auto-related: two and three wheelers >> >> Maharashtra >> >> Stand-off between workers and management over bonus and wage issues, >> workers demanding wage parity with local average, >> >> Pricol Tech >> >> Auto components >> >> Tamil Nadu >> >> Agitation by workers to prevent transfer of employees >> >> 2006 >> >> >> >> Honda Motorcycle >> >> Auto-related: two-wheelers >> >> Haryana >> >> Strike by contract workers demanding regular employment, union formation >> >> Toyota Motors >> >> Automobiles >> >> Karnataka >> >> Strike due to dismissal of few workers for misconduct, violent behavior, >> soon followed by lockout >> >> Mico Bosch >> >> Auto- and rail-related >> >> Karnataka >> >> Threat to strike and lockout issues on inter-plant disparity in benefits, >> incentives, and gifts, failure to grant permanency to employees hired in >> 1997 >> >> Tata Toyo Radiators >> >> Auto-related: radiators >> >> Maharashtra >> >> Strike by contract workers >> >> 2005 >> >> Maruti Udyog >> >> Automobiles >> >> Haryana >> >> Disputes due to non-recognition of union affiliated with AITUC linked to >> the Communist Party of India >> >> 2001 >> >> Maruti Udyog >> >> Automobiles >> >> Haryana >> >> Dismissal of General Secretary of workers union >> >> 2000 >> >> >> >> Maruti Udyog >> >> Automobiles >> >> Haryana >> >> Agitation over pension and incentives schemes, dispute over production >> target >> >> Maruti Udyog >> >> Automobiles >> >> Haryana >> >> Strike by rival faction of company union, threat of job loss due to new >> hires, union demand to freeze voluntary retirement schemes >> >> Source: Various news media and Saini (2006) in D’Costa (2011b). >> >> >> -- >> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Anthony P. D'Costa >> Professor of Indian Studies and Research Director >> Asia Research Centre >> Copenhagen Business School >> Porcelænshavens 24, 3 >> DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark >> Ph: +45 3815 2572 >> >> *A NEW INDIA?* >> http://www.anthempress.com/pdf/9780857286642.pdf >> *CONFERENCE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORMS IN INDIA AND CHINA* >> http://uk.cbs.dk/research/konferencer/psric >> *INTERVIEW China and India: Competition and Collaboration *(go to >> Research Themes/Economy) ad.int <http://cast.cbs.dk/#ad.int> 07-Jun-2011 >> http://uk.cbs.dk/arc >> http://www.thisismodernindia.com/this_is_modern_india_about_us.html >> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pen-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >> >> > > > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA > 95929 > > 530 898 5321 > fax 530 898 5901 > http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Anthony P. 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