IMPPA calls FWICE's move 'blackmail', workers go on hunger

The Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA) today claimed there was no meeting held by the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) with them before the latter went on strike to demand better pay.

Cine employee and workers, under the aegis of the FWICE, went on an indefinite strike from August 15 demanding various issues pending with the producers to be addressed at the earliest.

Nearly 2,500 workers protested outside Filmcity here today, while about 20 members went on a hunger strike.

The Indian Films and Television Directors' Association (IFTDA) along with Western India Cinematographers Association (WICA), Screen Writers Association (SWA), Cine and Television Artistes Association (CINTAA), among others had come out to voice their displeasure against the manner in which the strike was carried out.

TP Aggarwal, president, IMPPA, said they believe in "free trade and are not bound by any federation or association." "The point of the strike is only to blackmail the producers that if you please us, work with us, then good.

Otherwise we will create problems for you. It's wrong and we don't support it," Aggarwal told

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