Abstract

In 2009, labor unrest started in the Manesar plant of Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Ltd. (HMSI), the Indian subsidiary of the Japan-based Honda Motor Company. The workers allegedly resorted to a job slowdown and other tactics to push for higher wages and perks.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• Labor/industrial unrest
• Labor/industrial dispute
• and Strike and job slowdown.

Keywords

Industrial unrest, labor unrest, go-slow strike, labor dispute, wage revision, long term wage settlement, LTS, Trade Union, All India Trade Union Congress, AITUC, production, production capacity, location, manufacturing location, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Ltd., HMSI, Honda Motor Company Ltd., Manesar, Hero Honda, Maruti Suzuki