Samsung Electronics has warned its striking workers in southern India they will not receive wages if they continue protesting and also face the risk of termination, a company email showed, escalating a dispute between the company and its employees.

For the past 11 days, about 1,500 workers of South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics have been striking work in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, leading to major disruptions in production.

Samsung India has issued a warning notice to its striking workers, urging them to return to work immediately. The company emphasizes that the safety and wellbeing of workers are priorities and is committed to resolving the issues arising at their plant near Chennai.

Production at a key Samsung Electronics plant in southern India was disrupted by hundreds of employees striking for higher wages on Tuesday, as top executives sought to resolve a rare episode of labor unrest.

A labour strike in India that has disrupted production at a Samsung plant has put the spotlight on a politically-backed worker group which quietly mobilized employees of the South Korean company and now plans to extend its efforts in the country's electronics sector.

As the strike at Samsung Electronics' Indian plant continues, the company has reportedly filed a lawsuit against union members, further escalating tensions between multinational corporations and local workers in India,

The strike in Samsung India follows recent wage protests in South Korea where 36,500 members from its biggest workers' union went on strike in July and August.

Samsung Electronics' Indian unit has sued members of a labour union that has led a strike for 11 days at its only India home appliances plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, escalating tensions with its workers,

Samsung workers at the electronics giant’s facility in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu are on a prolonged strike demanding improved wages, union recognition, and better working conditions.

Samsung (OTCPK:SSNLF) has told its employees at an Indian home appliance factory who are striking over wages they will not receive their pay and their jobs could be at risk if the protests continued,