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kentuck

(110,947 posts)
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:17 PM Jun 2014

Indian factory workers kill CEO, beat manager with iron rods

http://www.montrealgazette.com/touch/story.html?id=9943646

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KOLKATA, India — An angry mob of Indian workers wielding iron rods and stones beat the CEO of a jute factory to death in a dispute over increasing their working hours, police said Monday after arresting six workers.

The suspects — two detained Monday and four on Sunday — are expected to be charged with murder, vandalism and other crimes allegedly committed when the mob of about 200 workers stormed the office of 60-year-old H.K. Maheswari in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, according to Hooghly District Police Superintendent Sunil Chowdhury.

Maheswari had denied their earlier request to work and be paid for 40 hours a week at the North Brook Jute Mill, instead of the current norm of 25. He had also proposed shutting down the mill for three days a week to limit mounting financial losses, according to the factory’s general manager, Kiranjit Singh.

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Indian factory workers kill CEO, beat manager with iron rods (Original Post) kentuck Jun 2014 OP
Hmmmm. I'm more surprised this hasn't happened more often. Lint Head Jun 2014 #1
Consider that it may be under-reported... immoderate Jun 2014 #3
consider that it's more common for people to express rage BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #10
+1000 DeSwiss Jun 2014 #11
Yep. it takes awareness and a lot of effort to raise your life-state BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #12
Treat employees like shit this is the result Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #2
Is this a labor victory? FrodosPet Jun 2014 #4
When you begin with slavery, the odds of a good outcome are reduced. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2014 #6
Walmart is on notice. Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #5
Should've hired a consultant klook Jun 2014 #7
It sounds like some labor discontent was simmering for a while Jack Rabbit Jun 2014 #8
Marx is right lovuian Jun 2014 #9
the workers are thugs in this case JI7 Jun 2014 #13

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
1. Hmmmm. I'm more surprised this hasn't happened more often.
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 12:50 PM
Jun 2014

Considering the way workers are treated around the world.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
10. consider that it's more common for people to express rage
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 02:58 PM
Jun 2014

By projecting and acting it out on vulnerable others that are less of a threat.

Like women, for example. Or children. Or self harm, suicide, addictions...... And other social violence.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
12. Yep. it takes awareness and a lot of effort to raise your life-state
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 03:12 PM
Jun 2014

above the closed loop of reactive, instinctual, emotional behavior.... Anger. Greed. Stupidity.

This stuff here is Law of the Jungle. The weak curry favor and depend on the powerful. The powerful curry support from the weak and also prey on them. Everybody looks for quick relief from pain.

FrodosPet

(5,169 posts)
4. Is this a labor victory?
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 02:22 PM
Jun 2014

Many people will be going to jail, and now instead of 25 hours, the rest have zero.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
8. It sounds like some labor discontent was simmering for a while
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 02:47 PM
Jun 2014

India now has for a prime minister one of the world's most notorious corporate whores. I doubt this is the last we hear of violent labor unrest there.

JI7

(89,172 posts)
13. the workers are thugs in this case
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 03:55 PM
Jun 2014

They were not treated badly. The place was just not making money so they could not afford to pay workers so hours were cut.

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