LafargeHolcim contract workers achieve fair settlement in India

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IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, PCSS, which represents the majority of contract workers at the LafargeHolcim-owned ACC Jamul cement plant, has reached a deal with management following a long-running dispute over redeployment and rehabilitation of the workers. Now, more than half the workers will keep their jobs. According to the 22 January settlement, 259 contract workers will be working at the new Jamul plant and 277 at the old Jamul plant. The two plants are located next to each other in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.