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A meeting of the Circle Executive Committe of the Maharashtra Labour and Contract Labour Union of BSNL was held today at CITU office. The union is both affiliated to CITU and BSNL Casual & Contract Workers Federation (BSNLCCWF). About 50 comrades were present representing the SSAs Maharashtra.
The reporting by the District Secretaries about the condition of the contract workers was shocking. Most of the orders issued by the BSNL Corporate office or the Instructions of the Govt.f India are not implemented. In some SSAs, only Rs. 2,500 to Rs. 3,000 is paid as minimum wage. In some other SSAs it is Rs. 3,000 to 4,000. These are much below the minimum wages fixed by the Central Govt. and orders issued by the BSNL Corporate office. EPF and ESI are not implemented. These are not checked by the concerned officers and action taken against the culprits.
However, due to the continuous struggle of the union, in SSAs like Latur and Nasik, the situation is somewhat better,though not completely.
The meeting has taken decisions to strengthen the union by bringing all the contract workers in to the organisation and also persue the issues with the management for settlement with the help of BSNLEU, CITU etc.
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can you please tell me what SSA means ?
SSA means secondary Switching Area which the BSNL means the District.
hello sirjii why the bsnl are not following the central rules regarding the minimum wages and social securities of the labour. in the independant country we the labour are always exploit likely previously exploit by the english/britishers why??????????? sir can i know where all the demands of the bsnl employess are fulfilled by the management side but only the contract labour demands which is burning demands are not accepted by the bsnl management( who got the salery of near about 100000 per month.). we the contract labours have to fight & fight for the demands we set a committee and examine who works more contact labour or others?? .previously it is example of a ssa for a month and more than three thousands lines are surrenderd in a month.
Dear Comrade, BSNL Casual & Contract Workers Federation has already taken up the issues with the mamagement and the Corporate office has issued the orders on minimum wage etc. But unfortunately it is not being fully implemented in many places. Agitations are being organised in many places. I do not know in which district you are working. If the BSNLCCWF has not been formed there, please form it. Contact with the BSNLEU District Secretary also and take up the issues with the SSA management. Further you send a letter with all the details to me at D-7, Telegraph Place, Gole Market, New Delhi -110001.