Last month, “autoworkers wielding iron rods went on a rampage†at the Maruti Suzuki factory in Haryana after labor negotiations broke down, “attacking senior managers and setting fires,†Hartosh Singh Bal wrote in the Latitude blog of The New York Times.
“The immediate response of many companies suggests they would try to cut back on contractual labor - but that is not a real solution to the larger problem,†Mr. Bal wrote.
In a market “teeming with a surplus of laborers, these workers have become desperate for jobs,†and “employers have been taking advantage of them by paying low wages and offering no benefits,†he wrote.
