Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 4:06 PM
Workers demanded implementation of all labour laws
Ludhiana: 6 September 2013: (Rector Kathuria//Punjab Screen): Activists of the BSNL Employees Union and BSNL Casual Contract Workers Union held a massive demonstration in front of the office of General Manager Telecom, Ludhiana. The Call for the Demonstration was given by the Central Headquarters of the unions. The workers are demanding implementation of all the labour laws and reinstatement of retrenched workers by the contractors.
Addressing the gathering, Comrade Balbir Singh, Circle secretary BSNL Employees union, Punjab said that the contractors are exploiting the workers all over India. In BSNL, more than one Lakh casual Contract workers are working since its inception. The ongoing policies of UPA Government are responsible for their plights. The recruitment in BSNL has not been made since the time of Department of Telecommunication and thousands of regular employees have retired from BSNL. Instead of making recruitment, the government is outsourcing the maintenance of Telephone lines. He demanded that all the labour laws should be enforced by the BSNL management being the principal employer or direct recruitment should be made.
Comrade Jatinder Pal, District President, CITU and Comrade Balwinder Singh, District Secretary, BSNL Employees Union Ludhiana strongly condemned the policies of UPA government under which the public sector of India is being handed over to the multinational companies and Indian corporate houses. The recent move of the UPA government to privatize the pension fund will increase difficulties of the workers. The pension fund collected so will be invested in the share market and the payment of the pension will be made from the profit earned through the share market. The pension of the workers will be in danger as there will be uncertainty in the share market. They further said that they will intensify the struggle in the coming days if the management and the contractors failed to implement the labour laws and reinstate the workers.
Comrade Shiv Kumar Parcha, District President, BSNL Casual contract Labour Union told the gathering that they are working in BSNL under different contractors since 12 years but the BSNL management has totally failed to enforce the labour laws. After their struggle, the contractor has started deducting EPF etc. but of very less than actually employed labourers. The contactor has siphoned Crores of rupees of the workers since last 9 to 10 years. He has retrenched all the leaders of BSNL Casual Contract Labour Union. Their agitation will continue till the workers are not reinstated.
Others who spoken on the occasion includes Com. Paramjit Singh, District President BSNLEU Ludhiana, Com. Avtar Singh Jhande , Asstt. District Secretary BSNLEU Ludhiana, Com. Paramjit Singh, District President, BSNLEU Ludhiana, Com. Amarjit Chander, District Treasurer, Com. Jaswant Singh, Gurcharan Singh, Dugri, Surinder Singh, Kashmir Singh, Surjit Singh, Raikot, Sudesh Joshi, Amrik Singh, Prem Singh, Madan lal, Vijay Verma, Com. Gulzar Singh, Com. Satpal Singh RR, Gurmukh Singh Samrala and Som Singh Dehlon.
Workers demanded implementation of all labour laws
Ludhiana: 6 September 2013: (Rector Kathuria//Punjab Screen): Activists of the BSNL Employees Union and BSNL Casual Contract Workers Union held a massive demonstration in front of the office of General Manager Telecom, Ludhiana. The Call for the Demonstration was given by the Central Headquarters of the unions. The workers are demanding implementation of all the labour laws and reinstatement of retrenched workers by the contractors.
Addressing the gathering, Comrade Balbir Singh, Circle secretary BSNL Employees union, Punjab said that the contractors are exploiting the workers all over India. In BSNL, more than one Lakh casual Contract workers are working since its inception. The ongoing policies of UPA Government are responsible for their plights. The recruitment in BSNL has not been made since the time of Department of Telecommunication and thousands of regular employees have retired from BSNL. Instead of making recruitment, the government is outsourcing the maintenance of Telephone lines. He demanded that all the labour laws should be enforced by the BSNL management being the principal employer or direct recruitment should be made.
Comrade Jatinder Pal, District President, CITU and Comrade Balwinder Singh, District Secretary, BSNL Employees Union Ludhiana strongly condemned the policies of UPA government under which the public sector of India is being handed over to the multinational companies and Indian corporate houses. The recent move of the UPA government to privatize the pension fund will increase difficulties of the workers. The pension fund collected so will be invested in the share market and the payment of the pension will be made from the profit earned through the share market. The pension of the workers will be in danger as there will be uncertainty in the share market. They further said that they will intensify the struggle in the coming days if the management and the contractors failed to implement the labour laws and reinstate the workers.
Comrade Shiv Kumar Parcha, District President, BSNL Casual contract Labour Union told the gathering that they are working in BSNL under different contractors since 12 years but the BSNL management has totally failed to enforce the labour laws. After their struggle, the contractor has started deducting EPF etc. but of very less than actually employed labourers. The contactor has siphoned Crores of rupees of the workers since last 9 to 10 years. He has retrenched all the leaders of BSNL Casual Contract Labour Union. Their agitation will continue till the workers are not reinstated.
Others who spoken on the occasion includes Com. Paramjit Singh, District President BSNLEU Ludhiana, Com. Avtar Singh Jhande , Asstt. District Secretary BSNLEU Ludhiana, Com. Paramjit Singh, District President, BSNLEU Ludhiana, Com. Amarjit Chander, District Treasurer, Com. Jaswant Singh, Gurcharan Singh, Dugri, Surinder Singh, Kashmir Singh, Surjit Singh, Raikot, Sudesh Joshi, Amrik Singh, Prem Singh, Madan lal, Vijay Verma, Com. Gulzar Singh, Com. Satpal Singh RR, Gurmukh Singh Samrala and Som Singh Dehlon.
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