In a recent labour conference Mallikarjun Kharge, union Labour Minister said that “ the huge difference of wages between the regular workers and the contract workers lead to cause of unrest”. He stated that as per Contract labour Act and other notifications, the temporary workers should get wages and social security measures equal to the regular worker for the same kind of work performed. But these are mostly not implemented in the country. In such a situation, the Minister stated, that the government is proposing to amend the Contract Labour Act to safeguard the interest of the workers.
It is also understood that in addition to the Contract Labour Act, the central government is also considering amendments to the Minimum Wages Act, Employees Provident Fund Act, Factories Act etc. While the Labour Minister states that these are being considered for modification to ensure better wage and working conditions, the workers and their trade unions will have to be doubly and intensely watch each and every step of the government. The government is under heavy pressure from the MNCs and Indian big business to reform the labor laws so that they can maximise profits by paying the workers less.
The Labour Acts can be amended, but it should be for the benefit of the workers and not to the benefit of the employers by further exploiting the workers.
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It’s true that every worker working as a temp or on the contract basis should get equal rights, as he/she is also the human being.
Due to lack of knowledge of labour laws both to the employer and the employee, the problems always arise but the sufferer is always the worker.
So we must organize some CLASS to both of them…….. for smooth running of the Industry / Organizations ……… So that there will not be any hides in the growth of the Industry / Organization………
” ITS MY THINKING”
Any mistakes please guide me….
In the case of casual/contract workers there are many Acts and Notifications of the Central and State governments. But unfortunately these are not being implemented or only partially implemented continuing the exploitation of the labour. It can only be changed and the rights of the workers implemented fully through continuous struggles and unity of the workers. The regular employees and their unions have got the responsibility to help the organisations of the contract/casual workers and also help them to achieve their demands, ending the inhuman exploitation.
Dear Comrade,
Not only Contract Labours but also all the Post 2007 Employees especially the Non-Executives should also get the Justice…
We are facing reduction in Salary, no solution till now for the Non-Executives, at the same time Executive cadres got some relief in the form of additional increments. We are very much disappointed.
It is also very disappointing that even though the General Secretary of BSNLEU have written letter to the convener of JAC the matter of fitment/additional increment to Post 2007 employees is not included in the demands of the JAC….
We request your attention, support and action on the above issue…
Dear Comrade,
BSNLEU has been continuously taking up the case on the loss of salary to the directly recruited officials after 01-01-2007. The matter was raised by the Convener JF himself and discussed in the Joint Forum meeting held on 04-12-2012. However the consensus was that in the present struggle certain issues should be focussed and accordingly the same was finalised. The issues of post 2007 recruited officials are very important and will certainly be persued.