Apprentice Board official visits Toyota

Amid the stand-off between employees and management, a state Apprentice Board official today inspected Toyota Kirloskar Motors plants at Bidadi near here following a complaint from workers union that apprentices were being engaged in production without proper training. "Yes, Apprentice Board did come to TKM's plant as a part of a routine visit," the company said in response to a query. Toyota Kirloskar Motors Employees Union had made the complaint yesterday, as the deadlock over the lockout at two plants continued with employees refusing to sign good conduct undertaking and the management insisting that they do so.

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