India's federal labour minister asked the southern state of Tamil Nadu to resolve a weeks-long strike by workers at Samsung Electronics , a government source said on Wednesday.

CHENNAI: Union labour minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday wrote a letter to Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin calling for a swift resolution.

A strike by more than 1,000 workers at a Samsung India Electronics plant has entered its third week, and management is at an impasse over their demands for recognition of the employees’ union and higher pay,

Samsung Electronics workers at a factory in India's Tamil Nadu state are paid almost twice as much as employees in nearby companies, the South Korean group said on Tuesday, as a strike at the plant enters its third week.

Samsung Electronics workers in Tamil Nadu are on strike demanding higher wages and union recognition. The company states its workers earn nearly twice as much as those in nearby firms. The strike, involving over 1,