ahmedabad the strike by a section of workers at tata motors sanand plant in gujarat continued for the 24th day today with the protestors threatening to launch a statewide agitation over two dozen trade union bodies including the all india trade union congress indian national trade union congress hind mazdoor sabha and new trade union initiative ntui are backing them the workers said they also claimed that the government was using the police to subdue the workers rather than attempting mediation through labour department officials the state labour department has been rendered dysfunctional because of vacancies in their place the collector and police are being used to subdue the workers ntui member ashwin roy said police are not allowing workers to hold demonstration peacefully and the state government is misusing the industrial disputes act to suppress the agitation after mondays demonstration in front of collectors office we will launch the agitation at the state level roy said district collector rajkumar beniwal is trying to mediate between the company and the workers in a statement today tata motors said the company recognised and respected the workers right to form a union all workmen other than those suspended on charges of indiscipline should resume dutywe continue to engage in discussions with workmen within legal framework it said read also 10 worst labour agitations in indian auto industry some 420 workers at the plant went on strike last month to protest suspension of their colleagues the gujarat government has declared the strike illegal the company first suspended two workers for indiscipline and later another 26 workers for allegedly damaging new vehicles at the plant which manufactures the nano car during their protest pti published on mar 13 2016 at 0900 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app tata motors sanand plant labour strike labour issues tata motors limted homenewsindustrystriking workers at tata motors threaten statewide stir