New Delhi: The Government has said that "simmering discontent among the workers" is the main reason behind the death of LK Chaudhary, the CEO of an Italy-based company Graziano Trasmissioni, in Greater Noida.
"This should serve as a warning for the managements. It is my appeal to the managements that the workers should be dealt with compassion," Union Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes said in New Delhi.
"There are disparities in the wages of permanent employees and contract workers. The workers should not be pushed so hard that they resort to whatever that had happened in Noida,” he said.
"It is a fact that the number of organised workers has been decreasing. It came down from seven per cent to six per cent. We are going to discuss the matter of hire and fire policy in the next Labour Congress. First we deal with PSU and later with private sector on the issue."
The workforce is "unable to express its simmering discontent over the management policies," leading to strained ties between them and the management, he said while expressing his condolences to members of the bereaved family.
The Minister is expected to visit the incident site on Wednesday.
Around two months ago, some workers of the company were dismissed. The CEO of the company was allegedly beaten to death by a group of dismissed employees on Monday inside the premises after a compromise meeting called failed.
Meanwhile, Chaudhary's killing has sent shock waves among business establishments across the country.
President of the Association of Greater Noida Industries Aditya Ghildyal said that thefts, robberies and car jackings are rampant in Greater Noida despite the area having four police stations.
“How can industrialists or their employees feel secure here?” Ghildyal said.
Some software executive working in Greater Noida asked how can the general workers and staff be safe if the CEO of a multinational is not safe within the premises of his company.
Industry lobby Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) President Sajjan Jindal said that Uttar Pradesh, the country's most populous state in which Greater Noida falls, has already lost industrial glory and will increasingly find it difficult to attract investments unless it eradicates lawlessness.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said in a statement that such incidents are bound to sully India's image amongst overseas investors at a time when India is making all-out efforts to make the business environment investment-friendly.
"The company is almost sealed and we don't know what will be our future. I just want to leave this company,” said an employee of the Italian company that has over 300 employees in India.
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