The International Metalworkers' Federation organised a seminar for unions organising workers in the different locations of Siemens in India. This was the first time ever that these unions belonging to different union federations and partly without a membership in national federations came together.

The International Metalworkers' Federation, supported by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, organised a seminar for unions organising workers in the different locations of Siemens in India. This was the first time ever that these unions belonging to different union federations and partly without a membership in national federations came together.

The Indian unions reported and discussed the industrial relations within Siemens India and pointed out especially tendencies to "promote" manual workers to "officers" to convince them not to join unions. Some unions complained about increased tensions with management and a development to an outsourcing of low-wage jobs and the use of contract and precarious labour.

The necessity of networking and closer cooperation was seen by the participating unions and resulted in the decision to create a structure for this cooperation nationally and to strengthen the connections to the union in the mother company.

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