Lockout Halts Toyota Car Production In India

In a statement from Tokyo, the automaker maintained that production in its Indian assembly plants were suspended due to threats against the management after efforts to reach a labour contract failed.

Meanwhile, talks among the management, union and the state labour department broke down late Monday as both management and union stuck to their position on the wage hike.

Both the parties have been negotiating wage hike and other demands, including work load and overtime allowances, over the last 10 months but have failed to reach an agreement.

"Though the management offered 3,050 per employee for fiscal 2013-14 as against our demand for 8,000 due to overall increase in cost of living and increased work load, we are open to negotiate for a mutual sum," Kumar said.

Toyota India revises wages every fiscal year beginning April unlike other firms that undertakes wage revision once in three years.

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