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The BSNLCCWF CEC held at Bhubaneswar on 18-19 January 2014 has called upon the workers to observe 2014 as “BSNL Casual and Contract Workers year”. What are the circumstances to declare 2014 as such?
This is the 15th year of BSNL, after its formation ion 2000. At the time of corporatisation it was assured that all the Left Out casual labour ie. that those who are not yet regularised, will be regularised who has completed 240 working days in a year. About 2000 were regularised but still there are 3350 Casual labour to be regularised. But on the untenable plea of an SC judgement, others are not regularised. Most of these casual labour have worked more than 20-25 years. They need to be regulrised immediately. The contract workers also should be regularised.
The minimum wage, social security measures like EPF, ESI are not implemented to BSNL Casual Contract workers despite clear orders by the government. Other demands of the Charter are also there.
Inhuman and brutal exploitation of casual contract worker continues.
These unhappy and intolerable situation has to come to an end. The CEC of BSNLCCWF felt that these issues should be advanced and settled this year itself. That is why 2014 is declared as the BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Year.
Let us all together, regular as well as casual contract workers, make all out efforts to popularise the demands and prepare ourselves for strong action programmes to get our demands achieved this year itself
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only the union & associations will be formed or any fruifull result will come on the face of the casual & contractual labours. it past almost 14 years of the formation of bsnl, after 13 years we r talking about minimum wages too the contractual labour, it is very unfair to us. the numberone union does not do anything then who will do????
Dear Comrade,
I have already told that your name address etc. should be given when putting the comments and seeking replies. This time I am giving the reply.
About 5-6 years back, when the BSNLCCWF was formed the contract workers were getting about Rs. 500-1000 in most of the places. Only after formation and continuous agitations and taking the issues with the management, government etc. almost everywhere about Rs.3000-4000 are getting. In states like T.Nadu, Kerala, W.Bengal, Kolkata, Karnataka etc. where sustained struggles have taken place, Minimum Wages, EPF, ESI are all implemented. Even Bonus is given in T.Nadu to contract workers, when the regular employees are not getting the same.In a few cases we could achieve family pension also. It is not the lack of orders, but the lack of strength of the organisation. Unless the union becomes strong and continues struggle, the management and the contractors will have their way. That is why we are trying to strengthen the organisation and continuing the struggle. I do not know whether you are a member of the BSNLCCWF and where working etc. If so, I could have given you more suggestions how to improve the situation in your own place.
If i my questions heart u sir, then i really sorry from my heart…..too,sir if u follow ur blog u will find i am ur the first follower & everyday i see ur block, because i like u & i think if anyone do for us in bsnl i.e. u people. I am from kolkata. and for ur kind information i am the member since 2004 till date. in kolkata many things changes form 2004 to 2010 my collegues change their party but till i am in the same union & much details i dont want to give because i afraid of work tooo from any point of view.Sir ur questions heart to me also if iam not ur member then why should i follow ur blogs.
i have also joined u in the facebook too,,,
Dear Comrade,
I appreciate your comments. But it is a general thing that unless you know who is the person making the comments, how can I reply?