We stand in solidarity with the Bellsonica Auto Component India Employees’ Union in Haryana, India.

The employer and state are engaged in union-busting, trying to derecognise and crush the union because it wants to organise contract (agency) workers alongside regular permanent workers.

The union declared its intention to organise contract workers and its constitution was amended in line with this, with the amendment being approved by the state Registrar of Trade Unions - in line with the law in India.

However last year Bellsonica management wrote to the Registrar calling for cancellation of the union’s registration, wrongly claiming that giving union membership to a contractual worker at the plant was illegal.

In September this year, the Registrar of Trade Union revoked the union's registration, despite the fact that the law in India does not distinguish between permanent and contractual workers.

We condemn the management of Bellsonica Auto Component India for their union-busting tactics and call upon the Government of Haryana, particularly the Registrar of Trade Unions, to stop this travesty of justice and immediately:

1. Stop union busting
2. Restore the union registration of Bellsonica Auto Component India Employees’ Union
3. Recall the termination of employment of 22 workers, including the union leaders
4. Stop intimidation of workers who stand in support of their union and terminated co-workers
5. Regularize all contractual workers employed at the plant.