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Production remains hit at the General Motors' (GM) Halol plant as the workers' strike entered its sixth day today. The factory is yet to resume normal operations. A couple of hundred workers staged a dharna outside the factory gates today demanding a cut in workload, cancellation of transfer orders among other issues.
Nearly 900 workers at the plant had gone on an indefinite strike from second shift on Wednesday, March 16, while around 350 workers joined work on Friday, March 18. Till Friday the strike had resulted in a loss of production of 350 cars, after which production started crawling back to normalcy.
A worker at the plant informed that they have reported to work in 'general shift' today and that the plant is manufacturing Taveras now. While there is no official confirmation on the production numbers, the Halol plant is yet to resume normal operations and production continues to remain hit. The plant can produce 190 cars per day in two shifts.
A senior labour department official too confirmed that the GM plant is now producing its utility vehicle Tavera, and around 350 workers had reported to work today. Company officials could not be reached for a comment on the same.
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