A meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour was held today, 23rd February  on the issues of the Casual and Contract workers in BSNL. This is the second meeting of the committee on this issue.

The first meeting was held on 14th January 2011 based on the Petition submitted to the Committee by me as the President of the BSNL Casual& Contract Workers Federation. Com. P.R.Natarajan, M.P., who is a member of the Committee took active interest in getting such a meeting. I had presented the case of regularisation of the Casual labour, the wages of Casual and Contract workers and also the social security benefits to the contract workers in the committee meeting. Since the replies given by the BSNL management on that day was casual and faulty, they were summoned for another session today.

To-day also, the management could not furnish satisfactory replies. I have intimated to the committee that in case more particulars are required, it can be given.

The casual and contract workers issues have become focussed after it has been taken by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour.