After reaching Indore to attend the conference of AIBDPA to be held tomorrow, 15th July, I utilised some time discuss matters with the District Secretary of BSNLEU Com. Prakash Sharma, President of BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF Com. Jagdish Soni, ADS BSNLEU Com. Chaudhuri ML and other leaders. A few leading comrades of BSNLCCWF were also there.
After serious struggle, the minimum wage is being paid and ESI and EPF are implemented. But the minimum wage is paid only at the rate for C class cities. Since Indore is B class the rate should be different. Identity cards have been issued. 22 contract labour were retrenched two years back in connection with the agitation for minimum wage. They have not been taken back yet. The wages are being paid in cash. It should be paid by cheque or remitted to the bank account. The need for strengthening the BSNLCCWF was stressed. Almost all the 100 and odd workers are members of the union. Efforts are being made to enrol cent per cent membership. The comrades who attended the discussion were well-informed. There is every chance that Indore will make a strong base for BSNLCCWF.
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Very warm welcome to the comrades of indore on their sucess of getting the minimum wages I am from kolkata aslo a contract labour in bsnl working since more then ten years, can i know what is the rate of minimum wages?????what is the gross salery & what we get in hand. Sir please include some paid holidays to the contract labours like 12 casual leave in these system again a warm welcomeeeeeeeeee
Dear Comrade,
Please contact Com. Tapas Ghosh, Secretary General of Casual and Contract Workers Federation or Com. Tapos Banerjee, treasurer, who are both in Kolkata. They will personally explain you all the details.