Protesting Vic factory workers win meeting

Factory workers who have been holed up in their company's lunch room in protest over a new workplace agreement have been granted a hearing with management.

Management and workers have taken steps towards resolving an industrial dispute in Melbourne. (AAP)

Management and workers have taken the first steps towards resolving an industrial dispute in Melbourne that led to workers staging a four-day sit-in.

Management from International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) will hold a hearing with officials and delegates on Saturday.

The 27 workers began camping out in the factory's Dandenong lunch rooms in protest after negotiations for a new workplace agreement fell through.

The National Union of Workers says workers agreed to end their four-day protest because of the show of good faith by Asia Pacific managers who flew in from Singapore to resolve the dispute.

Workers took to Twitter with the hashtag #occupydandenong to get their message across.