Striking workers at a South Korean-invested firm in HCM City will be sued for losses caused to the company.
Workers of Carimax Saigon Ltd. Co. go on strike
Some 800 workers at Carimax Sai Gon Ltd. Co. went on strike January 3 after the company declined to pass on a mandated rise in minimum wages.
Company officials said on January 12 that workers who failed to carry out their duties for five consecutive days would be sacked and sued for losses incurred by the company.
Carimax said trade union intervention had failed to resolve the strike.
The government decreed last year minimum wages would rise by VND250,000-400,000 (USD11.9-USD19) a month, depending on region, from January 1, 2015.
But on December 27, the board of directors at Carimax said that because of 2014 losses, the pay rise would be determined according to each worker's attitude, capability and experiences.
It also declared the Tet bonus would be 90% of a worker's monthly wage, but if workers went on strike, the company would consider cancelling the bonus.
Carimax said it would not sue the striking workers if they agreed to the company's new salary position, which would see a payment of 60 percent of the Tet bonus before the holiday, and the balance after Tet. But workers would have to achieve 70 percent of productivity targets.
Workers say the company’s salary policies are improper. The annual increase of basic salary is regulated by the state, but the company does not follow this.
The strike is continuing.
