Indian police have detained around 100 striking workers and union leaders protesting low wages at a Samsung Electronics plant in southern India, as they were planning a march on Monday without permission,

The Tamil Nadu police have feed most of the 104 Samsung Electronics workers detained on Monday late for planning an unauthorised protest march near the company's home appliance plant in the state. The workers have been on strike for more than a week,

At least 1,000 workers out of the 1,800 workers employed at the factory have been protesting in makeshift tents near the factory since last week, demanding higher wages and better working conditions.