After sustained struggle by BSNLEU and BSNLC&CWF, BSNL management was compelled to issue orders on minimum wage etc. in the early part of 2010, but it was not implemented in most of the SSAs. Despite our continued requests the corporate office did not do any thing to improve the situation. Once the issue was raised before the Parliament Standing Committee on Labour, the management became frantic and panicky. Instead of implementing its own order on wages, the management at lower levels have started retrenching the workers who are working for the last 10  to 20 years.

Struggles have started in many SSAs against the retrenchment. The matter was brough to the notice of the Standing committee on Labour on 14th January 2011.

It is the duty of the BSNLEU leaders at all levles to take up the issue with management and also give full support and solidarity to the agitating casual and contract workers.