Thousands of workers at a Yamaha motorcycle factory in Vietnam were on strike Tuesday demanding higher pay and benefits, a company official said, as consumers struggle with double-digit inflation. About 3,000 employees from the Yamaha Motor plant in Hanoi walked off the job on Monday, said the official, who refused to give his name.
Management told the other 2,000 workers to stay home Tuesday while discussions continued with the union, he said. Vietnam bans labour unions that are independent of the ruling Communist Party.
Workers are seeking an increase in the basic monthly salary from 1.65 million dong ($78.57) to 2.03 million dong along with a rise in their housing and other social allowances, the official said. The company had already agreed to a pay rise for some workers, but that was before the government increased the price of subsidised petrol by 18 percent in late February, he added. After fuel prices rose, electricity rates increased by 15 percent on March 1, adding to the worries of citizens trying to cope.
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