<p>Hyderabad: Film shootings across Tollywood have come to a halt as workers from 24 different filmmaking crafts launched a strike demanding a wage increase of at least 30%. The Telugu Film Industry Employees' Federation, representing these workers, announced that they will only work for producers who provide written assurance of the wage hike, with the strike beginning Monday.</p><p>The strike has disrupted numerous big-budget film productions currently underway in Hyderabad, the hub of Tollywood filmmaking. Despite several rounds of negotiations between workers and both the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) and Telugu Film Producers Council (TFPC), no resolution has been reached.</p>.Film body to meet minister over stunt performers .<p>It is learnt that workers wages are typically revised every three years. However, this time, even after three months of negotiations, the TFPC has shown no willingness to agree to the demands.</p><p>"Hence, we decided to resume work only for producers who agree to the revised wage structure. Any members who participate in unauthorized shooting during the strike will face disciplinary action," said a committee member of the workers federation</p><p>The Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce strongly condemned the Federation's strike call. TFCC in a statement said that already Telugu producers pay wages higher than the existing minimum wage requirements for both skilled and unskilled workers as mandated by law.</p><p>"This disruption will cause heavy damages to film production. The Chamber condemns the action of the Federation employees, as we have worked together with their members for decades," said TFCC secretary Damodar Prasad.</p><p>He also added that despite the cost of living was low in Hyderabad when compared to other metropolis, wages are being paid more to the workers here. Prasad said that especially producers of small budget movies are not at all in a position to bear the additional costs that arises out of the hiked wages.</p>
<p>Hyderabad: Film shootings across Tollywood have come to a halt as workers from 24 different filmmaking crafts launched a strike demanding a wage increase of at least 30%. The Telugu Film Industry Employees' Federation, representing these workers, announced that they will only work for producers who provide written assurance of the wage hike, with the strike beginning Monday.</p><p>The strike has disrupted numerous big-budget film productions currently underway in Hyderabad, the hub of Tollywood filmmaking. Despite several rounds of negotiations between workers and both the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) and Telugu Film Producers Council (TFPC), no resolution has been reached.</p>.Film body to meet minister over stunt performers .<p>It is learnt that workers wages are typically revised every three years. However, this time, even after three months of negotiations, the TFPC has shown no willingness to agree to the demands.</p><p>"Hence, we decided to resume work only for producers who agree to the revised wage structure. Any members who participate in unauthorized shooting during the strike will face disciplinary action," said a committee member of the workers federation</p><p>The Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce strongly condemned the Federation's strike call. TFCC in a statement said that already Telugu producers pay wages higher than the existing minimum wage requirements for both skilled and unskilled workers as mandated by law.</p><p>"This disruption will cause heavy damages to film production. The Chamber condemns the action of the Federation employees, as we have worked together with their members for decades," said TFCC secretary Damodar Prasad.</p><p>He also added that despite the cost of living was low in Hyderabad when compared to other metropolis, wages are being paid more to the workers here. Prasad said that especially producers of small budget movies are not at all in a position to bear the additional costs that arises out of the hiked wages.</p>