Today some of the contract workers from Mathura and Sahranpur came to my residence. They reported what is happening there with regard to the payment of wages etc. to contract workers.

Out of the 150 contract workers in Mathura 125 are retrenched and only 25 are working at present. The existing contract workers are being paid only Rs. 2000 to Rs. 3000 monthly according to the job, whether in office, computer, line work etc. This is being paid by the Account Officer / SDE etc. There is no record of the payment, the name of the contract worker is not mentioned, no signature is taken from the employee, no EPF or ESI is deducted or remitted along with the contribution of the contractor/Principal Employer etc. This is completely against the govt of India orders, various Acts of Parliament as also instructions of the CMD. The Minimum wage is to be paid to the workers, ESI and EPF amount is to be deducted.

This inhuman exploitation has to end and the rules are implemented and workers should get their eligible benefit. BSNLCCWF and BSNLEU jointly has to take up the cases and ensure that justice is meted out to the downtrodden workers.