Tata Motors hopeful of resolving crisis at Tata Marcopolo

Tata Marcopolo, the joint venture company of Tata Motors and Marcopolo, on Wednesday said that the firm would commence production of buses and trucks once it found a solution to the labour crisis at its Dharwad unit. The company has declared a lockout on February 6 at the unit that makes Marcopolo range of buses after an external union created trouble, which led to dismissal of a few workers.

Karnataka's assistant labour commissioner had called for conciliatory talks on Tuesday where Tata Motors insisted that it would not take back dismissed workers affiliated to “Krantikari Kamgar Union,” an external union.

"The self-proclaimed office bearers of the “Krantikari Kamgar Union” an outfit not recognized by the company on technical and legal grounds insisted on participating and eventually prevented any meaningful dialogue taking place. We have reiterated our commitment to our operations here in Dharwad, as well as to the well-being and safety of our employees," Tata Motors said in a statement. "We also remain committed to finding a long-term and fair solution to the current situation, without any compromise on discipline, safety, productivity and quality."

Tata Motors said that the government and administration officials were supportive to the company's concerns and are helping to resolve the issue.

" We remain hopeful that a solution may be found soon, that will allow us to go back to production," it said.

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