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Brutal Exploitation of contract Workers in UP Circle, BSNL – PMO intervenes.

13 Saturday Jun 2015

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BSNLCCWF CHQ letter dated 21st May 2015 to Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, about the brutal exploitation of contract workers in UP Circle, BSNL, had immediate effect. The PMO has asked the CLC ‘to take appropriate action  to redress the grievance of the complainant’. Now the Dy.CLC, Kanpur has directed the ALC(C), Allahabad through order dated 05-06-2015, to take appropriate action, with copy to Shri V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, New Delhi.

CHQ has directed Circle Secretary BSNLCCWF UP(E) to meet the ALC(C) Allahabad and submit all the details of the case. We thank the PMO for the quick response.

 

BSNL Bank Account frozen for not remitting EPF in Ranchi, Jharkhand

11 Thursday Jun 2015

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The EPF authorities has frozen the Bank Account of BSNL in Ranchi, Jharkhand, for not remitting the EPF dues of Rs. 3,47,43,928 (3.47 crore) to the contract workers. This is not the first time such thing has happened in Jharkhand. Despite clear instructions from the BSNL Corporate Office, many SSAs are ignoring the same, thus violating the EPF Act, passed by the Parliament. This is not only a violation of the labour law of the country, but such officers are bringing shame to the BSNL itself.

BSNLCCWF has taken such cases  with the the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour as also the  Central EPF Commissioner. Both have criticised the BSNL management. Consequently BSNL Management has given clear instructions to field officers. Still the violation continues and BSNL accounts are frozen.

BSNLCCWF units are requested to complain to the EPF authorities, wherever, the EPF is not implemented or the dues are not paid.

We congratulate the Jharkhand Circle leaders of both BSNLCCWF and BSNLEU  for their active interest and intervention in the matter.

Thanks to Central EPF Central Commissioner

23 Saturday May 2015

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BSNLCCWF expresses its thanks to the Central EPF Commissioner, who took initiative in directing BSNL Management to implement the EPF to the casual workers from 01-10-2000  retrospectively, on the request of BSNLCCWF. It should be made applicable to the contract workers also.

Great Victory! BSNL C.O. issued orders for EPF Payment to Casual labours from 01-10-2000

18 Monday May 2015

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It is a great victory for the BSNLCCWF and the casual and contract workers! The Federation as well as BSNLEU has been demanding that for the casual and contract workers EPF should be implemented from at least 01-10-2000. After much efforts, the BSNL Management had implemented EPF for casual workers from 10-01-2011. In many places EPF was not implemented to the contract workers.

These along many other issues were taken by the BSNL Casual & Contract Workers Federation with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour and also the Central Provident Fund Commissioner, New Delhi. The representatives gave detailed evidence before Parliamentary Standing Committee with full documents. The EPF Commissioner held meeting with the President BSNLCCWF and Officers of BSNL on this. Accordingly the EPF Commissioner (Central) issued a strong letter dated 22-04-2015 to BSNL asking them to implement EPF to casual labours w.e.f.01-10-2000 (the date of formation of BSNL) retrospectively. It was also directed that wherever, EPF is not implemented for contract workers, it should be implemented as per EPF Act.

Now today, 18-05-2015, the BSNL C.O. has issued the orders directing the CGMs to immediately take action for implementing EPF for casual labours w.e.f. 01-10-2000 and also implement EPF for contract workers, wherever it is not implemented so far. Not only the EPF contributions will be made by BSNL management, but interest also will have to be paid, which will benefit the workers. The EPF with  retrospective effect from 2000 will benefit the existing 3469 casual labours.

The mammoth CMD Office March on 15th October 2014  and the Two Days Strike on 21-22 April 2015 by the Casual & Contract Workers have not been in vain. At least one of the important demands has been settled.

It is a land mark victory for the casual and contract workers! Congratulations to all our comrades who stood strongly with the organisation and participated in the struggles!

CCLU Two Days Dharna in Kerala concluded

14 Thursday May 2015

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The Two Days dharna by Kerala Casual and Contract workers on their long pending demands which started yesterday concluded today. In all the district centres a number of comrades participated in the dharna/Satyagraha. BSNLEU leaders and other trade union leaders addressed and gave solidarity to the agitation.

CHQ BSNLCCWF congratulates Kerala Casual contract workers for their successful programme.

CCLU Kerala organise Dharna on 14-15 May

13 Wednesday May 2015

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The Kerala unit of the BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation will organise 2 days dharna on 14th and 15th May on the justified demands of the Casual and contract workers. CHQ’s full support to the struggle.

Revolutionary Greetings to Casual and Contract Workers for Successful Strike

22 Wednesday Apr 2015

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On behalf of the BSNLCCWF and Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations, we convey our revolutionary greetings and congratulations to the successful strike of the BSNL Casual and Contract workers for the excellent strike on 21-22 April. The strike was complete in Kerala, T.Nadu, Karnataka, UP (E), Haryana, W.Bengal, kolkata, Assam, North East, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and other circles. This is despite the threat by some contractors that those who are striking will be retrenched.

This is one more step in settlement of the issues of the casual contract workers. the casual contract workers have shown that they are fully with the regular employees for the fight for revival of BSNL.

Revolutionary greetings Comrades!

Meeting of BSNL Management with BSNLCCWF on Strike Issues

18 Saturday Apr 2015

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The BSNL Management held a meeting with the representatives of BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation(BSNLCCWF) on 17th April 2015 on the demands raised by the Federation in its strike notice.

Shri Anupam Shrivastava, CMD BSNL, Smt. Sujata Ray (ED Finance), Shri Shameem Akthar, Sr GM(SR), Ms. Madhu Arora, GM( Estt.), Shri  A.Sinha, GM(Admn) and Shri S.S.Agarwal, GM(Pers) attended from the Management. The BSNLCCWF was represented by Coms. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, Tapas Ghosh, Secretary General BSNLCCWF and Swapan Chakraborty, Dy.GS BSNLEU.

All the issues including regularisation of casual/contract workers, wages, EPF, ESI, Gratuity and other issues were discussed in detail. The leaders strongly demanded for the implementation of the labour laws, minimum wage, EPF, ESI etc.

There is not much improvement on the issues. Hence prepare for the strike in an effective way. Make all joint preparations with BSNLEU and Forum.

 

Conciliation proceeding on the strike notice by BSNLCCWF on 09-04-2015

09 Thursday Apr 2015

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Conciliation proceedings were held by the Chief Labour Commissioner, Shri P.P.Mitra at Shram Shakti Bhawan on 09-0-4-2015 on the strike notice issued by the BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation on the demands of the casual and contract workers as also on the Revival of BSNL. Senior officers of the Labour Department, DOT and BSNL were present.

Coms.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, Animesh Mitra, Vice-President and Tapas Ghosh, General Secretary BSNLCCWF presented the issues of the Casual and contract workers effectively. The issues of Revival of BSNL, Regularisation of casual and contract workers, Wages of casual as also contract workers including minimum wage, Social security measures like EPF, ESI, Gratuity and all connected matters were presented. The representatives of the BSNL Management, GM(Estt.) and GM(Admn) replied to the points raised. But no clear decision was intimated about the issues.

The issues raised in the 21-22 April strike called by the Forum were also discussed. There has been no meeting point.

Under such situation, we have to strengthen the preparation for the strike and to ensure that it is a complete success. Each and every worker should participate in the strike.

Conciliation Meeting on Revival of BSNL by CLS on 09-04-2015

09 Thursday Apr 2015

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The conciliation meeting called by the Chief Labour Commissioner on the strike notices issued by the Forum of BSNL Unions / Associations and BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation for 21-22 April, will be held today at 03.00 PM today. 09-04-2015. The General Secretaries of the unions/associations with Forum as also leaders of BSNLCCWF will attend the meeting.