Samsung Electronics' strike in Chennai reaches day 16 as the company warns striking workers of 'no work, no pay' policy.

Production at a key Samsung Electronics plant in southern India was disrupted by hundreds of employees striking for higher wages on Tuesday, as top executives sought to resolve a rare episode of labor unrest.

For the past 11 days, about 1,500 workers of South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics have been striking work in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, leading to major disruptions in production.

Workers at Samsung Electronics' southern India plant will remain on strike until their demands for better wages and working conditions are met, union leaders said, as output at the consumer appliances unit was disrupted for a third straight day.

More than 1,000 Samsung workers have been on strike since September 9 to get their demands implemented, including a wage hike and 8-hour work.

As the labour strike at Samsung India’s Chennai plant entered 15th day that hit the production of electronics devices, some striking workers have started returning back to work, after the

Samsung workers in Chennai have been on strike since September 9, demanding wage hikes, union recognition, and an 8-hour workday. After failed negotiations and arrests during a march, the workers plan to approach the courts if police prohibit their protests near the factory.