Maruti Suzuki steps up hiring of contract workers

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Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, which said after a violent protest at its Manesar factory in 2012 that it would not hire contract workers for production jobs, has continued to do so. The car maker now offers them more benefits than it used to. It also calls them differently-Company Temps, according to a spokesperson-and not contract workers. They are also hired directly by the company and not through agents.