Police detains 609 samsung employees for organising protest in TN

Tamil Nadu Police said that it has detained 600 workers of Samsung Electronics and trade union members for organising a street protest.

The demonstration was organised at the home appliances plant of Samsung Electronics as 1,000 workers of the plant in Sriperumbudur, Chennai have



been on a strike since September 9 demanding higher wages and recognition of the trade union at the factory of the global electronics major.

Police said that the workers of Samsung and the CITU trade union leaders were arrested and detained for causing inconvenience to the general public