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The Central Executive Committee meeting of BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation  held at Hazaribag, Jharkhand on 3-4 November 2012, has decided to go on agitational programmes to achieve the important demands of the workers. It has also decided to participate in the two days strike sponsored by the 11Central Trade Unions including CITU, AITUC, INTUC, BMS, HMS etc.

The Inaugural Session started  at 1100 hours on 3rd November, in the Jain Dharmasala in Hazaribag. Com. Naresh Lal, Circle secretary, BSNLEU, Jharkhand presided. A large number of workers including regular employees participated. Com. B.Narayan, Reception Committee Chairman and also All India Vice-President of BSNLEU welcomed all the participants. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, All India President  BSNLEU & BSNLCCWF inaugurated the CEC. In his speech he strongly opposed the anti-worker, anti-people policies of the government causing more and more miseries on the people and workers. The neo-liberal policies which benefits the rich and is completely against the interests of the poor has to be opposed and defeated. The UPA-II government has become completely corrupt. BSNLEU and other unions are making all efforts to make BSNL financially viable and also to provide better service to the people. The trade union movement in the country has called upon the workers to unitedly fight against the neo-liberal policies of the government resulting in spiralling price hike, high level corruption, anti-worker policies etc. We should join the agitational programme chalked out by the Central trade unions, including in the strike on 20-21 February 2013. He also called upon the entire workers in BSNL to give support and solidarity for achieving the just demands of the  more than one lakh casual and contract workers. Com. Sudama Pal, Circle secretary BSNLCCWF, Jharkhand and Secretary Reception Committee, proposed vote of thanks.

The CEC meeting was presided by Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, All India President BSNLCCWF. Com. Tapas Ghosh Secretary General welcomed all. He presented the Report on Activities since the last AIC at Lucknow till now. Com. Tapos Banerjee, treasurer presented the Accounts. Both were adopted unanimously after discussion. Coms. Animesh Mitra, Dy. General Secretary, BSNLEU & Vice-President BSNLCCWF, K.R.Yadav, All India Vice-President of both BSNLEU & BSNLCCWF,  Naresh Lal, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU, Jharkhand and other leaders greeted the CEC meeting and explained the various demands of the Casual and Contract workers and called upon the workers to strengthen the organisation.

Serious discussion took place with regard to organisational mattes as also on the demands of the casual and contract workers. Coms. Sahdev Biswal, Circle Secretary, BSNLCCWF, Odisha Circle, Sudama Pal, Circle secretary Jharkhand, S.P.Tiwari, Circle Secretary, UP(E) circle, M.L.Patel, President, M.P.Circle, Santhosh Kumar, AGS, Om Prakash, Circle Secretary, Chhattisgarh, Akhilesh Banerjee, Circle Secretary, W.Bengal, Sankar Malakha, Circle Secretary, NE-!, Darshan Singh, Circle secretary, Punjab, Vikas Barua, Circle Secretary, Assam,Manoj Patel, DS, Dhanbad, Santhosh Kumar Puri, DS, Hazaribag, Birbal Prasad and other Participants addressed the houe and explained the conditions in their circles.

After detailed discussion the following decisions were taken by the CEC:

  1. On the main demands of the casual- contract workers a memorandum will be prepared and the same will be submitted at district/SSA levels on 12th December 2012 to all GMs and District Labour Commissioner/Regional Labour Commissioner/Asst.Labour Commissioner organising March with maximum participation.
  2. A March to CGM, BSNL will be organised in January 2013 on the above demands, the date for which will be decided by the Circle Union. A detailed Memorandum will be submitted to the CGM.
  3. The BSNL CCWF called upon all the casual and contract workers to participate in the 2days strike on 20-21 February 2012, callle by the Central trade Unions against price-rise, against disinvestment of PSUs, on issues of contract workers etc.
  4. The invitation for holding the next CEC meeting by Circle Secretary, Odish circle was accepted with thanks by the CEC. It is to be held by May 2013.
  5. Regular subscription should be collected from members and quota remitted to the Circle and CHQ regularly.
  6. The CHQ BSNLCCWF will publish a pamphlet both in Hindi and English for wide circulation.
  7. It was decided to start a website for the BSNLCCWF.

The subjects committee  will continue  tomorrow, 4th November 2012.