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.

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.

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.

Police in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have detained nearly 150 Samsung plant workers and union leaders for planning a protest march without permission.

Approximately 100 Samsung Electronics employees were detained by police in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, while planning a march to the district collector’s office. Workers at the Sunguvarchatram plant have been striking for a week over demands for union recognition,

By Praveen Paramasivam SRIPERUMBUDUR, India (Reuters) -Hundreds of workers at Samsung Electronics' southern India plant boycotted work for a third day on Wednesday to demand better wages and working conditions,

A labor strike at a Samsung Electronics' (OTCPK:SSNLF) plant in India has completed a week, disrupting production. On Monday, the police detained 104 workers at a Samsung home appliance plant near Chennai,