The year 2012, has started on a bad note for Kollywood.
A dispute over wage revision between Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) and workers union led by Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI), has brought the Tamil industry to a grinding halt.
There has been no shooting of any films in Chennai for the last 10 days, due to the stand-off between the producers and unions.
Many meetings between the warring factions of the film industry have been called by mediators but it has only further strengthened the resolve to strike work.
Says an industry observer: “ Nearly 50 films big and small shooting has been stalled. The impasse has badly hit the industry as thousands of daily wage workers depending on the film industry are virtually on the streets”.
The bone of contention is that the wage revision effected every three years was due for negotiation early 2011, but producers are dragging their feet over it.
TFPC feels that the success percentage of Tamil films is hardly 6 to 8 %, andcost of production has gone through the roof. They feel hike demanded by FEFSI is unreasonable and done unilaterally.
The impasse has badly hit the production sector as nearly 50 films have been delayed due to this “unofficial strike”. Both TFPC and FEFSI have hardened their standand refusing to hold meetings for an amicable settlement.
The ball is now in the state governments court, as both the groups want official intervention.
A dispute over wage revision between Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) and workers union led by Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI), has brought the Tamil industry to a grinding halt.
There has been no shooting of any films in Chennai for the last 10 days, due to the stand-off between the producers and unions.
Many meetings between the warring factions of the film industry have been called by mediators but it has only further strengthened the resolve to strike work.
Says an industry observer: “ Nearly 50 films big and small shooting has been stalled. The impasse has badly hit the industry as thousands of daily wage workers depending on the film industry are virtually on the streets”.
The bone of contention is that the wage revision effected every three years was due for negotiation early 2011, but producers are dragging their feet over it.
TFPC feels that the success percentage of Tamil films is hardly 6 to 8 %, andcost of production has gone through the roof. They feel hike demanded by FEFSI is unreasonable and done unilaterally.
The impasse has badly hit the production sector as nearly 50 films have been delayed due to this “unofficial strike”. Both TFPC and FEFSI have hardened their standand refusing to hold meetings for an amicable settlement.
The ball is now in the state governments court, as both the groups want official intervention.
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