Com.VAN Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the brutal exploitation of the contract workers engaged by BSNL in UP and especially in Varanasi, where they are paid only about Rs. 1,500 – 2000 in a month, though they are eligible for more than Rs.7,000 – 8,000. Neither EPF nor ESI is implemented for them which are as per the law of the land.

Of course, the Prime Minister’s office intervened. The Chief Labour Commissioner wrote to Dy. Chief Labour Commissioner, then the latter wrote to the Asst. Labour Commissioner etc. with copy to Com.VAN Namboodiri. But afterwards nothing happened. The brutal exploitation continues.

We thought that at least when the PM visits his constituency, some thing will be done. But nothing so far. The hard working contract labours are still being exploited inhumanly.

In Mizapur, the labours have been on hunger strike demanding that their arrears of wage for months be paid.

Is it that PMO is not interested or the BSNL Management at the local level do not care for PMO’s directions? Anyway, it is the toiling worker and his family who suffers.

Is the PMO hearing?