Haryana Contract Workers on struggle for Minimum Wage

23 Thursday Jan 2014

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The more than 20 lakh contract workers in the Haryana state are on struggle path to get the state minimum wage increased. The minimum wage in Haryana is one of the lowest in the Northern states. While Delhi is having a minimum wage of Rs. 8,085, Gujarat Rs. 6.637, Punjab Rs. 6,240, and Maharashtra Rs. 5,800, the minimum wage in Haryana is only Rs. 5,342.(Of course, even these minimum wages are not being paid in many sectors through various dubious means).
The Minimum wages are to be refixed after every five years, but this has not been done in Haryana. Haryana Government has a record of anti-worker profile, which could be understood from the fact that how brutally it dealt with the strike in Maruti Suzuki in 2012. More than 100 workers are still jail on fabricated charges. The workers have gone on strike for equal pay for equal work and regularisation of contract workers. The managements in the Gurgaon-Mansoor area which are mainly auto sectors, with the factories of Suzuki and Hero Honda and other ancillary factories are notorious for their attack on the workers.
A meeting of the trade unions in the area have met and is planning to start serious agitation for improving the minimum wages. We support the fully justified struggle.

World Economic Forum meeting starts at Davos

22 Wednesday Jan 2014

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The four-day meeting of the World economic Forum started today at davos. This is a platform for world’s elite to probe a variety of issues on the economic front. More than 2,500 participants from almost 100 countries, including more than 1,500 business leaders and over 40 heads of state or government, are participating as per reports.
As in the case of WTO, IMF and World Bank, this also is an institution completely controlled by the imperialist and capitalist forces and will try to take advantage of the developing and underdeveloped countries.
A 125 team led by Finance minister P.Chidambaram is attending from India.

All Currency Notes issued prior to 2005 will be withdrawn – Reserve Bank

22 Wednesday Jan 2014

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MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank today decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to 2005, including Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations, after March 31 in a move apparently aimed at curbing black money and fake currencies.

“After March 31, 2014, it (RBI) will completely withdraw from circulation all bank notes issued prior to 2005. From April 1, 2014, the public will be required to approach banks for exchanging these notes,” the RBI said in a statement.

The public can easily distinguish the currency notes issued before 2005 as they do not have the year of printing on reverse side. (PTI)

Congratulations for Haryana State Employees for successful strike – CITU

22 Wednesday Jan 2014

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New Delhi, January 22: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions congratulates the state government employees of Haryana for their historic and massive three days’ strike, which commenced on 21st January 2014. The Haryana Road Transport workers started the strike on 20th January opposing privatisation of the public transport and demanding filling up of vacant posts. Through this joint strike the state government employees have not only raised the demands of the different segments of state government employees but also of the common people and the youth.

CITU strongly condemns the lathi charge and the arrest of thousands of the striking employees and warns the Haryana state government the struggle of the workers and employees on their genuine demands cannot be suppressed through such high handed and repressive measures.

CITU expresses its solidarity to the demands and the struggle of the state government employees of Haryana and demands the state government to immediately discuss with the organisations of the state government employees and resolve their demands amicably.

Pension contribution by BSNL to DOT – It should be on actual pay and not on maximum pay.

22 Wednesday Jan 2014

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The BSNL Management is paying pension contribution for all the BSNL absorbed employees to the DOT on the basis of the maximum of the pay scale. This should be only on the basis of the actual pay, but the Government has so far not agreed to this. The Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations has strongly demanded that the pension contribution should be only on the basis of actual pay.

You know how much BSNL has paid to the Govt. in 2012 and 2013? In 2011-2012 it was Rs. 1179.65 crore and in 2012-13 it is 916.41 crore. The reduction in the payment may be due to the large number of retirements ( about 15,000, mostly non-executives) as pension contribution need not be paid after retirement. But if the contribution is paid on the actual, the amount will still be reduced. We have to continue our efforts on this issue.

Form BSNLCCWF Circle/District Branches

22 Wednesday Jan 2014

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The BSNLCCWF CEC Meeting has called for agitational programmes for settlement of long pending demands. The first programme is demonstration in front of SSA offices. The programme has to be successfully organised with the support and participation of BSNLEU.
Despite our continued efforts, still there are a few circles where the BSNLCCWF has not been formed. The same with many SSAs also.It is requested that BSNLEU Circle / District Secretaries should take the initiative to form the Union. This must be taken as an important target.
In this connection, it is to be remembered that last CEC meeting of BSNLEU has called upon to form BSNLCCWF in all the circles/Districts before the next CEC. Next CEC is going to be held on 7-9 February at Rajkot. Hence immediate action should be taken in the matter.

Delay in NOFN can not be appreciated

22 Wednesday Jan 2014

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The media has reported that the National Optic Fibre Network is being delayed due to delay by BSNL,Power Grid and Railtel to lay the cables. This gives a wrong signal that even such an important programme is not being executed even after the funds have been allotted.
The plea that tender could not be finalised for laying cable so far can not be accepted. These are national projects for which BSNL will be getting some funds. It is reported that Rs. 2700 crores is already allotted to the three companies of which 70% comes to BSNL.
BSNL Has to be active and vibrant. It can not function as a government department.

Private Telecom Companies oppose CAG Audit.

22 Wednesday Jan 2014

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As expected, the private telecom companies have opposed the decision of CAG to audit their accounts to find out whether they are correctly accounting their revenues so that the government get the due revenue share etc.
Opposing the decision, the association of telecom companies, AUSPI has approached the Supreme Court to quash the High Court decision authorizing the CAG to audit the accounts. COAI, another organisation of private telecom companies may follow suit.
It is very clear that these private companies have been chea

BCPC, NCCPA Programmes in February 2014

21 Tuesday Jan 2014

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BCPC and NCCPA, Pensioners Organisations are holding their meeting in Delhi in the fourth week of February 2014. The details are as follows:

1. BCPC Annual General body Meeting on 22nd February 2014

2. NCCPA Executive Committee on 23rd February 2014

3. Massive Dharna of pensioners at delhi on 24th February 2014.

Important decisions are expected to be taken in these meetings. AIBDPA is part of this. Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri Advisor and K.G.jayaraj, GS AIBDPA will be participating in these meetings and Programmes.

Why 2014 is “BSNL Casual Contract Workers Year”?

21 Tuesday Jan 2014

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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