Mumbai/Nashik, Oct 2: Even as the strike at the Nasik plant of Ceat Tyres entered its third day on Sunday, the company has expressed hope that it will be able to resolve the crisis soon.
"We hope to resolve the crisis at the earliest and we are in constant touch with the union leaders. We hope to amicably resolve the issue within the next two days," company Vice President (HR) Ulhas Deshpande said.
The strike at the plant, located in the Satpur MIDC area of North Maharashtra, started at midnight on Thursday after a fight between a permanent employee and an employee on contract.
Following the incident, the union demanded an immediate end to contractual employment, or a change in the contractors.
The company employs 2,000 workers at the Nasik plant, out of which 800 are on a contract basis, employed by 11 contractors.
"The problem started on Thursday night when an employee of the company and a contractual employee had a fight over some personal issues. Both of them were hospitalized following this and both have lodged complaints with the local police, who are investigating the case," Deshpande said.
Only the unionised employees are striking and not those on contract, Deshpande said.
He, however, added that they have shut down operations as they do not want to operate the plant with just contractual employees.
Refusing to quantify the loss following the strike at the plant, Deshpande said the Nasik unit produces 185-190 tonnes of tyres every day.
Security has been stepped up around the plant, police said. PTI
