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DESCRIPTION:The Factory (132 min.) (2015) (India) Directed by: Rahul Roy \n \nThe 
 struggle of the Maruti Suzuki workers in India is the focus of this 
 important documentary about autoworkers. Suzuki, a Japanese based 
 multi-national, decided to expand into India with a car assembly plant. The 
 factory was located about 30 miles from New Delhi. \n\nThe film shows that 
 Suzuki was intent on exploiting workers to the max and colluded with the 
 government to set up a company union. The autos come off the assembly line 
 every 50 seconds and workers face a brutal pace. Breaks are limited to only 
 a 7-minute break in the morning and afternoon and 30 minutes for lunch. 
 This excludes the time it takes to go to the canteen. Additionally half the 
 workers are contract workers who are not entitled to healthcare or 
 uniforms. A single absence means a 25% reduction in pay and a two-day 
 absence a 50% cut. \n\nAfter organizing an independent union called Maruti 
 Suzuki Employees Union, the company created an incident on July 18, 2012 in 
 which a pro-union manager was killed in the factory and the factory ended 
 up on fire. They then changed 148 workers with murder and arson. They also, 
 with the support of the courts and the government, fire 2500 workers who 
 were supporters of the union. \n\nThe brutality that these auto workers 
 faced is not unique. In Bogotá, Colombia, injured workers have been 
 encamped outside the US consulate for more than 4 years to get justice and 
 compensation for their injuries. These multi-national companies, like 
 Suzuki, Toyota, Nissan, Hyundai, and GM, have one goal and that is the 
 increased exploitation of their workforce for greater profits. The struggle 
 of the Maruti Suzuki workers to free their jailed comrades and also get 
 justice in their fight with this company still continues. This film gives 
 an up close view of what workers face in India and around the world. \n 
 \nSee also \nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPK1W2D9hho 
 \nhttps://justiceprojectsouthasiablog.wordpress.com/rahul-roy-india-project-coordinator/ 
 \nhttp://www.laborfest.net/2016/2016schedule.htm\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/06/18/18787691.php
SUMMARY:Laborfest: The Factory-A Movie from India
LOCATION:San Jose Peace & Justice Center - 48 S. 7th St., San Jose 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/06/18/18787691.php
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