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About 1,500 workers of South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics have been striking work in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu for the past 11 days .
They are demanding that Samsung recognise their newly-formed labour union - the Samsung India Labour Welfare Union (SILWU) They say that only a union can help them negotiate better wages and working hours with the management.
Samsung India has released a statement saying that the welfare of its workers was its top priority.
Every two in five workers employed in factories in India in 2022 were contractual labourers.
Contractual labourers make up about 40% of the workforce in industrial establishments.
Companies use the threat of re-location or non-expansion to discourage state governments from enforcing labour laws.
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