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Police Detain 104 Samsung Workers and Union Leaders During Protest March

- Indian police detained 104 Samsung workers protesting low wages at a plant in Tamil Nadu. - The workers were planning a march without permission, leading to their detention. - The strike has disrupted production, affecting a third of Samsung's annual India revenue. - Police cited public peace concerns and detained workers in wedding halls. - Samsung has started discussions with workers to resolve the issues. Source: [Business Standard](https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/police-detain-nearly-100-samsung-workers-union-leaders-for-protest-march-124091600356_1.html)

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Owl

Student

2 days ago

One the major reason India can never cope up with China in manufacturing is because even tho China claims to be communist they hardly allow any protests no matter the working conditions on the other hand every other factory in India has union and continuously distrupts production
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PiyushYadav

Others

2 days ago

Yeah bro angry they put in jail ,hang till death ,and u still suck China and say oh omg China is my ___
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