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.

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.

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.

Samsung Electronics’ legal battle with its Indian labour union over an 11-day strike at its Tamil Nadu home appliances factory is escalating, as revealed by recent court documents. The company has filed a lawsuit against union members leading the strike,

As the labour dispute at Samsung India Electronics escalates, the company has now issued a show cause notice to the workers who have gone on strike and warned them that they will not be paid wages unless they report back to their duties.

Workers at Samsung Electronics' southern India plant will remain on strike until their demands for better wages and working conditions are met, union leaders said, as output at the consumer appliances unit was disrupted for a third straight day.

Samsung Electronics served the notice to the agitating worker on Friday. In the communication, the company said its operations were severely disrupted and sought explanation from the workers. About 1,

Electronics giant Samsung has appealed to the agitating workers to resume work as operations at the Tamil Nadu factory have been affected due to the protests since September 9. In a communication to the workers on Friday,

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.

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,