Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited announced an unauthorized temporary stoppage of work at its Goa toothpaste manufacturing facility effective January 6, 2013. The company management is still in discussions with one of the unions at the facility to resolve the issues amicably. The unauthorized temporary stoppage of work is in the nature of illegal and unjustified strike by one of the unions protesting against the suspension of a workman who was suspended on disciplinary grounds.