Question

Case study:

3. Given below is a new excerpt on the riot in the Ceramic Factory in Yanam (near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh), a small town under the Union territory of Pondicherry but located far away from the Administration Headquarters. The denial of the factory management to accept the formation of a trade union is said to be initial cause of the riot. A strike was announced by the workers and the police interference followed with lati charge resulted in the death of the Union leader. As the tension mounted up, the angry workers collected into a mob and killed a high level official of the factory management. The following is a news report on the incident: What was the provocation for the mayhem at Regency Ceramics Limited factory which led to large-scale destruction and loss of two lives? A combination of political rivalry and irreconcilable differences between the management and the union as also politics of caste and police highhandedness besides the role of vested interests has caused this anarchy in this peaceful Union Territory of Puducherry town, landlocked in East Godavari district. According to sources, the management of Regency, which is a pioneer in ceramic tiles with an annual turnover of Rs 20,678 lakh, was reluctant to entertain any union activity. This caused a lot of heartburn among the workers and employees. The immediate trigger for the violence was the transfer and suspension of some leaders of the union last January.

Questions:

1. What is the real problem and who could have stopped it? (7)

2. How much the interference of Politics and Police is important or unhealthy to the Industry and trade unions? (8)

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Answer 1

Answer:

what a big question no time to answer

Answer 2

The answers to the given question are as follows:

• 1) The real problem is the labor unrest which led to violence. The police interference followed by the lati charge resulted in the death of their Union leader which gave rise to the anger of the workers. This could have been avoided by the police if they didn't do the lati charge.

• 2) The interference of politics and police is quite unhealthy to the industry and trade unions as instead of solving the problems of the workers, some political parties and police forces under their influence may use this to gain publicity rather than solve the issue.