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BSNL Unions Meet CMD at Raipur on Contract workers issues.

10 Friday Jan 2014

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Both the Circle secretaries of BSNLEU and NFTE Chhattisgarh met the CMD Shri R.K.Upadhyay who was on tour at Raipur and discussed the issue of the casual/contract workers and the non-implementation of Corporate office orders by the Circle/SSA authorities. The CMD assured them that the matter will be looked in to. The letter given by the Staff Side, Circle Council is given below:

CIRCLE COUNCIL (STAFF SIDE)
CHHATTISGARH CIRCLE, RAIPUR
No. CCM/CORR/ Dated:-10/01/2014

To,
Shri R.K. Upadhyay
CMD, BSNL,
New Delhi.
( On visit to Chhattisgarh Circle )
(Through CGMT, C.G. Circle, Raipur)

Respected Sir,
We on behalf of Circle Council (Staff Side), heartily welcome your goodself on first visit of Circle. On the auspicious occasion of All India BSNL Basketball Tournament, being organised at Bhilai during 9th and 10th January 2014. Taking advantage of this occasion we respectfully wish to draw your kind attention towards certain issues which are centric to C.G. Circle.
(1) We wish to respectfully submit that more than 2000 Contract Workers are being inhumanly exploited by the Contractor, and some Executives. Neither Minimum Wage is paid nor Social Security measures like EPF/ESI implemented, laboures are paid much less than what is due to them after continued persuation by the Unions, Orders were got issued by the Corporate Office on minimum wage, social security measures and procedures for payment etc. But unfortunatly C.G. Circle/ SSA managements conveniently shy away from its responsibility to implements Order as Pricipal Employer as per Government Acts and instructions. Very recently EPF Commissioner,Chhattisgarh Region, Raipur passed a verdict directing BSNL management to deposit Two Crores Seventy Nine Lacs towads EPF contributions, as because verdict was brazenly ingnored by the management, many Bank accounts of SSA heads reportedly freezed by the EPF authority. It is noteworthy that print and electronic media have widely highlighted the lapses of BSNL authority as a Principal Employer. Kindly look in to the matter and ensure that orders/ instructions issued by the Corporate Office are implemented and clear and strong communication may please be made to C.G. Circle to ensure that Labour Laws and issues are dealt with extreme sensitivity and caution. It would not be out of place to urge that responsibility for such violation of labour laws may kindly be fixed to stop recurrence of such lapses.
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We shall be highly obliged if aforesaid issues are considered sympathetically in the interest of Workforce and Company.

With Regards,

(S.M. Chilamwar) (S.C. Bhattacharya)
Leader, Staff Side & Secretary, Staff Side &
C.S., NFTE BSNL C.S., BSNLEU

Uttarakhand Contract workers on struggle path

07 Tuesday Jan 2014

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The BSNLCCWF Uttarakhand Circle is compelled to go on struggle since the BSNL Management is not implementing the orders on minimum wage, social security measures etc. BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF leaders are meeting the BSNL authorities for settlement of the issues.

EPF Commissioner Chhattisgarh Freezes BSNL Account

04 Saturday Jan 2014

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It is intimated from Chhattisgarh that the BSNL accounts of Chhattisgarh have been frozen by the EPF Commissioner, since BSNL has not deposited the EPF of about Rs. 2.79 crores due to the accounts of the contract Labours. Further details are awaited.
This is not the first time that this has happened. BSNLCCWF has been taking up with the BSNL Management at all levels to ensure the remittance of EPF contribution due to the contract workers. BSNL is violating the law of the land and hence the penalty.
We demand the management to ensure EPF remittances of all the contract workers to avoid such mishappenings. The concerned contractor/officers should be taken to task.

Attention of BSNLCCWF Circle/SSA Secretaries

03 Friday Jan 2014

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Dear Comrades,
BSNLCCWF CHQ is not having all the required information about the Circle/SSA Union with the Regd. Name of the Union, name of Circle/SSA Secretary, phone numbers etc.
To enable the CHQ to communicate with the circle/SSA unions effectively, Circle/SSA Secretaries are requested to intimate the following information urgently to Com. Tapas Ghosh, Secretary General,BSNLCCWF, KG Bose Smriti Bhawan, 20-A, Adwaita Mullick Lane, Kolkata- 700006 and also to Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, D-7, Telegraph Place, Gole Market, New Delhi -110001.
1. Name of the Circle Union and Regd. No, if any.
2. Name Circle/SSA Secretary, Address and telephone number.
3. Number of members in Circle/SSA
4. Main issues like non-payment of minimum wage, non-implementation of EPF/ESI, non-regularisation, victimisation if any etc.
5. Details of agitation conducted etc.
6. Other details, if any.

This may be treated as urgent.

Yours comradely,
Tapas Ghosh
Secretary General BSNLCCWF.

Form the Casual and Contract Workers Federation in each Circle/SSA

03 Friday Jan 2014

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The casual and contract workers in BSNL are inhumanly exploited is a well known fact to all BSNL employees. Whether in the case of payment of Minimum Wages decided by the Government, or implementation of social security measures like EPF/ESI or regularisation of casual workers – utter disregard is shown by the management. It is only through sustained struggles by the BSNL Employees Union and BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation that some improvement has come . But there is a lot much more to be done to get justice to these exploited workers.
One of them is to make the workers understand their own rights. BSNLCCWF has published a book on the issues of Casual and Contract workers in BSNL, copies of which are available with CHQ. Get a copy and study the issues, so that they can be taken up with the local management.
Secondly, and most important, is the formation of the BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation (BSNLCCWF) in each and every Circle/SSA. There are still a few circles and many SSAs where the union is to be formed. BSNLEU Circle / SSA Secretaries have to take the responsibility to organise the CC workers and to form the union. They should also take responsible posts in the organisation so that discussion with the management etc.can be done effectively.
We can not have such inhuman exploitation in BSNL.BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF are committed to put an end to this and ensure all the benefits to these exploited workers.

Govt. should decree Rs. 10,000 as Minimum Wages to unorganised workers.

27 Friday Dec 2013

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The demand of the Central Trade Unions that ‘Minimum Wages of not less than Rs.10,000 -per month with provisions of indexation’ is the correct and fully justified demand. This was raised in the 10 Point Charter of Demands by the Central Trade unions two years back on which sustained agitational programmes have been organised. The 48 hours strike on 20-21 February 2013, the National Convention of Workers on 6th August and the latest Parliament March on 12th December 2013 are all part of these struggles.
The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in the 45th Session of Indian Labour Conference held on 17th May 2013 had stated that the demands raised by the Central Trade Unions are mostly undisputed and unexceptionable and are the in the advanced stage of consideration by the Government. The Committee headed by Defence Minister A.K.Antony, which again met the leaders of the Central Trade Unions on 22nd May 2013 assured quick decisions, but nothing happened so far.
The Memorandum submitted by the CTUs after the massively participated Parliament March on 12th December has urged the Government to act upon the commitment made by the Prime Minister. It also stated that ‘ The Trade Union movement can not accept the present state of inaction and indifference on the pressing demands of the workers and people lying down and will heighten their united struggle in the face of continuing unresponsiveness’.
The minimum wages of not less than Rs. 10,000 for the workers is one of the major demands in the Charter. The Casual/Contract workers in BSNL will fully participate in these united struggles under the leadership of the BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation which is part of this great movement for the rights of the workers and people.
Strengthen BSNLCCWF by all the casual/contract workers joining the Federation and becoming active members.

Unions meet CGM Karnataka and Dy.CLC(C) Karnataka

18 Wednesday Dec 2013

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Meeting with CGM Karnataka Circle
Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Presidnt BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF along with Coms. C.K.Gundanna, Circle Secretary BSNLEU and President BSNLCCWF Karnataka Circle, Mahantesh, Circle Secretary BSNLCCWF, Praveen Badager, Dist. Secretary , BSNLCCWF Belgaum and Mustak Nadaf met Shri R.K.Misra, CGM BSNL, Karnataka Circle and discussed about the development, expansion and improvement of the services. Com.Namboodiri appreciated the efforts made by the CGM in improving the services and the good relation and co-ordination with the staff unions. Though not in profit, Karnataka Circle has improved its revenue in the last financial year.
The Union representatives also discussed about the non-payment of minimum wages in Belgaum, Raichur etc. as also the non-engagement of the entire 284 contract workers in Belgaum. CGM assured that he will ensure payment of minimum wage as also implementation of social security measures etc.
Meeting with Dy. Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Karnataka.
Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Com. C.K.Gundanna, Com.K.Mahantesh and other comrades met Shri Viswanath, Dy. Chief Labour Commissioner (C), Karnataka and brought to his notice about the problems of the Casual/Contract workers in BSNL Karnataka Circle. He assured to enquire and do the needful in the matter. He also explained to the representatives about the provisions of the Contract Labour etc.

BSNLCCWF has its own website – visit it

27 Wednesday Nov 2013

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BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation is the organisation of the casual and contract workers engaged by BSNL directly or through contractors. There are more than 50,000 such workers in BSNL who are inhumanly exploited by the Contractors/BSNL Management.
BSNLCCWF has got its own website: bsnlccwf.com You can visit it get latest information.

Central Executive Committee of BSNLCCWF at Bhubaneshwar on 18-19 January 2014

20 Wednesday Nov 2013

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The next Central Executive Committee Meeting of BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation (BSNLCCWF) will be held at Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) on 18-19 January 2014.
CEC Members are requested to book their tickets immediately to ensure reservation.

C E C Meeting of BSNL CCWF at Bhubaneswar on 19 – 20 October 2013.

21 Saturday Sep 2013

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C E C Meeting of BSNL CCWF at Bhubaneswar on 19 – 20 October 2013.
The Central Executive Committee Meeting of the BSNL Casual and Contract Workers federation (BSNLCCWF) will be held at Bhubaneswar (Odisha) on 19th and 20th October 2013. A Reception Committee with Com. Sahdeb Biswal, Circle Secretary, BSNLCCWF and other leaders of BSNLCCWF and BSNLEU has been formed and are making all arrangements for the holding of the CEC. The Notice for the CEC is being issued by Com. Tapas Ghosh, Secretary General of BSNLCCWF.
The CEC meeting is being held at a time when agitations are being organised in many circles/SSAs for regularisation of casual labour, implementation of Minimum Wage, social security measures like EPF/ESI for the casual/contract workers in BSNL. The issues of the unorganised workers/contract/casual workers have been taken by the Central Trade Unions with the demand of a Minimum Wage of Rs. 10,000. We have to ensure the formation of units of BSNLCCWF in all the Circles/SSAs. All these issues will be seriously discussed in the CEC meeting.
All CEC members including office-bearers are requested to book their tickets to and fro immediately to ensure reservation.