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.

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.