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CCLU Agitation in Kerala – Solidarity by BSNLEU, AIBDPA etc.

23 Thursday Jul 2015

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The casual contract workers in BSNL, Kerala Circle are on an agitation from 22nd June, 2015. Then they started an indefinite hunger fast before the CGMT office  from 6th July,2015 as there has been no positive response from the Circle administration to settle the genuine demands. The leaders of the BSNL CCLU , Kerala Circle are participating in the fast. Though a conciliation meeting was held at the initiative of the Chief Labour Commissioner, Kerala, the talk failed as the Circle administration failed to send a responsible officer with proper authority to the said meeting. The CGMT is playing a hide and seek game in the agitation by his conspicuous absence in the office most of the period. At the same time he is making all sort of provocations by issuing memos virtually banning the agitation. He has also dared  to victimize the BSNLEU leaders including the Circle Secretary alleging participation in the agitation.  

It is in this background that BSNLEU Circle Union was compelled to call for a day/night dharna at all SSAs in Kerala on 22-23 July, 2015 demanding immediate intervention of the CGMT to settle CCLU agitation.  The mass day/night Dharna before the CGMT office, Thiruvananthapuram was inaugurated by Com.Raju Abraham M L A on 22nd morning. Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, AIBDPA, Com.P.V. Chandrasekharan, All India Patron, AIBDPA and a host of leaders addressed the dharna and offered support. (Courtesy: AIBDPA)

Hunger Strike by CCLU leaders in Kerala continues

16 Thursday Jul 2015

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The Indefinite Hunger strike  by the Kerala Casual and Contract Labour Union ( affiliated to BSNLCCWF)leaders is continuing for the 11th day. The demands include increase in minimum wage, regularisation, upgradation of long serving workers in to skilled category etc. There is strong protest against the adamant and unhelpful attitude of the Circle management. Leaders of CITU, BSNLEU and other trade unions have fully supported the struggle. Demonstrations of solidarity and support by many trade unions continue.

Com.VAN Namboodiri,President BSNLEU had  discussed the issue with CMD BSNL and requested intervention. But no further discussion has taken place between the Circle management and the union.

We demand the Corporate Office and the Circle Management to discuss with the agitating union and sort out the issues.

BSNL Kerala Contract Workers on struggle

08 Wednesday Jul 2015

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BSNL Contract workers as per the call of the CCLU Kerala is on struggle on the basis of the Charter of Demands presented to the Management. These include higher wage, upgrading workers to skilled workers, against reducing of hours of work etc. After organising dharnas in front of GMs and CGM Offices, Circle Secretary, Com.N.R.Somasekharan Nair and Com. B.Babu, Asst. Treasurer are on Hunger Strike in front of CGM Office Thiruvananthapuram since 6th July 2015. Management had earlier called for discussion, but no settlement could be reached due to the adamant stand taken by the Circle management. BSNLEU Workers organised protest meetings in all centres against victimisation of Circle BSNLEU leaders for supporting the agitation and participating in the action programmes of the CCLU.

BSNLCCWF CHQ demands the circle management to discuss the charter of demands with the unions, vacate the victimisation etc. thus paving way for a settlement.

Payment to TSM/Casual labour – Meeting with CMD BSNL

08 Wednesday Jul 2015

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Com.VAN Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, met Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL today, 8th July and discussed about the payment of wages to the TSM/Casual labour. He strongly opposed the proposal to divert the payment through vendors instead of directly paying by ETR system. CMD agreed to look in to the matter. He was also of the opinion that there is no need to change the present system of direct payment.

Meeting of BSNLCCWF at Bengaluru

29 Monday Jun 2015

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A meeting of the BSNLCCWF, Bengaluru was held at the CITU office, Bengaluru on 29th June 2015. Comrades from Bengaluru as well as some comrades from nearby stations attended.The meeting was addressed by Comrades C.K.Gundanna, Circle President, Mahantesh, Circle Secretary, BSNLCCWF, H.V.Sudershan, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU and Cheluvaraju, All India Office-bearer, BSNLCCWF.

Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, All India President, BSNLCCWF addressed the meeting and briefed the house about the present position of the demands of the casual and contract workers, the discussion with the Parliamentary Standing Committee, the 2nd Septemebr Strike, revival of BSNL, AIC at Kanyakumari and connected matters.

The meeting decided to organise agitational programmes for settlement of the urgent demands. It also unanimously decided to participate in the 2nd September strike called for by the Central trade Unions. The meeting also decided to strengthen the organisation by making all workers as members of the union.

Kerala CCLU continue Satyagraha on the second day

24 Wednesday Jun 2015

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The Casual and Contract Labour Union (CCLU), Kerala continues its Satyagraha on the second day in all SSAs on the demands raised by them. Massive participation of Casual and Contract Workers as also BSNLEU members are there. BSNLCCWF CHQ demands the Circle management to discuss and settle the issues with the BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF.

Indefinite Satyagraha by Casual, Contract Workers in Kerala from 22nd June 2015

22 Monday Jun 2015

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The BSNL Casual Contract Labour Union (CCLU) Kerala, affiliated to BSNLCCWF, has started Indefinite Satyagraha in front of GM offices in the Circle. Large number of comrades are participating in the programme. BSNLEU leaders and workers are in full support.

The demands on which the agitation is being organised includes equal pay for equal work, issue of identity card, payment of Bonus etc.

BSNLCCWF fully support the struggle and convey greetings to the agitating workers!

BSNLCCWF writes to ALC(C) Allahabad on labour issues

20 Saturday Jun 2015

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BSNLCCWF/UP(E)                                                                                                       20th June  2015

To

The Asst. Labour Commissioner (Central), Allahabad,

189-A/4, Alopi Bagh, Allahabad (UP)

Sub: Complaint about non-payment of minimum Wage, non-implementation of EPF etc. to casual/contract workers engaged by BSNL in UP Circle.

Ref: Your letter No. A-7(01)/2014 dated 15-06-2015 addressed to GM BSNL Allahabad/Varanasi/Basti/Deoria/Gorakhpur with copy to Sri V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF.

Sir,

I am much thankful for the action being taken by the ALC(C), Allahabad on the complaint addressed to the Hon’ble Prime Minister by me. In this connection, I would like to kindly place before you the following for immediate action in the matter.

You have been kind enough to address the GMs BSNL, Allahabad, Varanasi, Basti, Deoria and Gorakhpur asking them to pay the minimum wage and implementation of the connected labour laws. Neither the minimum wage is being paid to the BSNL contract workers, nor EPF, ESI are implemented. It is the same case with the other SSAs in the Circle including Pratapghar, Mirjapur, Jaunpur, Balia, Rae-Bareilly and Sultanpur.

I would request you to kindly direct these GMs also to implement the minimum wage and other connected labour laws.

Thanking You,

Yours Faithfully,

 

V.A.N.Namboodiri

President, BSNLCCWF Mob: 9868231431

 

Relentless war on wage slavery should continue

20 Saturday Jun 2015

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“All official and liberal science defends wage-slavery, whereas Marxism has declared relentless war on that slavery.”
(Lenin, The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism (1913)
The BSNL Casual Contract workers are brutally exploited. In fact, in many places. it is almost wage slavery. Not even one third of the eligible minimum wage is paid. They are compelled to work 10 to 12 hours or more for the pittance. The contractors and in some places the local managements connive together to deny the due minimum wage and pocket the balance.
This should change. The casual and contract workers should get what is their due. There can not be any compromise in the matter.
Sustained struggle is the only way if the contractor/management violates the law of the land and deny minimum wage, EPF etc.

PMO intervenes in the complaint of non-payment of wages, non-implementation of labour laws in BSNL.

19 Friday Jun 2015

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Based on the complaint by Com.VAN Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF to Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, on the brutal exploitation of the contract workers engaged by BSNL in UP, the Chief Labour Commissioner, Dy. Regional Commissioner Kanpur and Asst. Labour Commissioner Allahabad had asked the BSNL Management to strictly implement the minimum wage and the labour laws.

The ALC, Allahabad vide letter dated 15-06-2015 has addressed letters to the GMs BSNL, with copy to the Chief General Manager, UP(East) to ensure the implementation of labour laws and minimum wages, based on the complaint of BSNLCCWF, received from the PMO. It is to be mentioned here that the contract workers in UP are being paid only about Rs. 2,000- 3,000 per month. EPF, ESI are not implemented.

BSNLCCWF and BSNLEU Circle Secretaries are requested to immediately pursue the matter with the ALC with all the documents.