24 Saturday Jun 2017
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that 11,000 contract workers will be regularised within the next three months. He also stated that the present minimum wages of Rs. 4,000 – 5,000 will be increased to Rs. 17,000.
Assurances are well taken. The government should implements its assurances. The workers will certainly need to fight to get the assurance implemented.
30 Sunday Apr 2017
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Variable DA for contract workers have been increased w.e.f. 01-04-2017 and the orders have been issued by the Chief Labour Commissioner(Central) on 20-04-2017. The orders are put in the website of BSNLCCWF, bsnlccwf.com
Accordingly an unskilled worker in C class city will now get Rs. 359 per day. For semiskilled, skilled and highly skilled as also in B class and A class cities it will be higher. A skilled worker in A class city will get Rs. 653 per day.
Since BSNL Corporate Office has already issued order that there is no necessity to endorse such orders to the circles as they are government orders. Circle Secretaries of BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF should see that these orders are got implemented in full.
17 Friday Feb 2017
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, discussed the issue of implementation of the Minimum Wages to the contract workers as per the Gazette Notification of January 2017 with Shri Ashuthosh Gupta, GM (Restructuring) BSNL Corporate Office. He assured that necessary orders may be issued by next week based on the Gazette Notification increasing the wages of the contract workers. The file is be put to the management for the same.
21 Saturday Jan 2017
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers, General
The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi, has issued Gazette Notification dated 19th January, 2017, fixing the new rates of wages for the contract workers w.e.f. 19.01.2017. The draft notification was issued on 01.09.2016, seeking opinions of both employees and employers. BSNLCCWF had given memorandum demanding Rs.18,000/- per month as minimum wage. The CLC has now issued notification fixing it @ Rs.9,100/- per month for 26 days for Unskilled workers in C Class Cities. It will be higher for Semi-Skilled, Skilled and Highly Skilled and for A Class and B Class Cities. It will be higher if they work for more than 26 days. BSNLCCWF will take immediate steps to get the new rates implemented. The full Gazette Notification is published in the bsnlccwf.com, website of BSNLEU.
10 Monday Oct 2016
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After much discussion and persuasion by BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF, orders have been issued for payment of bonus to regular employees and TSM/Casual labours on 07-10-2016. But no order has been issued for Bonus to contract workers engaged in BSNL. Contract workers are eligible for bonus as per labour laws. This has been brought to the notice of the BSNL Management several times.
We demand that BSNL management issue early orders for payment of bonus to the contract workers also.
05 Tuesday Jul 2016
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The Central Trade Unions have demanded that the minimum wage for the contract workers should be increased to Rs. 18,000. The government without conceding the demand took decision that the minimum wage will be Rs. 10,000. Though it is almost six months since the government decision was announced, no orders have been issued raising the minimum wage either to Rs.18,000 or to Rs.10,000. Empty assurances have become part of the Modi Government.
The Central Government should issue without further delay raising the minimum wage to Rs. 18,000.
08 Wednesday Jun 2016
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After 5 months of militant struggle, in which leaders of BSNLEU and SNEA were suspended, transferred and charge-sheeted, the Kerala BSNL contract workers have won their demands for higher wages. As the orders issued on the basis of the agreement reached between the union and the circle Management, the new rates are as follows:
We congratulate the BSNLEU, BSNLCCWF and SNEA leaders and workers who organised the struggle and fought to the end. Com.K.Mohanan, Circle Secretary BSNLEU and Circle President BSNLCCWF, N.R.Somasekharan Nair, CS, BSNLCCLU and George Verghese, then CS SNEA along with the other leaders in the circle led the militant struggle. Coms. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, P.Abhimanyu, GS BSNLEU and K.Sebastin, GS SNEA and other leaders from CHQ negotiated with the BSNL Management at each and every stage.
Congratulations for the casual contract workers of Kerala for their great victory!
27 Wednesday Apr 2016
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The State Minister for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya stated in the Parliament on 25th April 2016 that the minimum wage for the contract workers has been fixed at Rs. 10,000. The central trade unions have been demanding for a minimum wage of Rs.18,000, but the same was not accepted by the government. The CTUs have also decided to go on strike on 2nd September 2016, on a Charter of Demands including this.
The Minister also stated that the minimum wage has been fixed considering the cost of living and the judgment of the Supreme Court.
The minimum wage is fixed at Rs.10,000. Now another struggle will have to be fought to get it implemented for the contract workers. Workers are waiting for the order to be issued.
27 Sunday Sep 2015
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The contract workers, numbering about 2,500 – 3,000 engaged in the Maruti-Suzuki factories are on struggle path for better wages. Consequent to the wage agreement reached between the Management and the regular workers’ unions for an increase of about Rs. 16,800 in three years, the contract workers also have demanded increase in their wages, which is fully justified. While a regular worker gets about Rs. 38,000, the contract worker, who is performing almost the same duty, is paid only Rs. 15,000.
The contract workers staged massive demonstration near the factories’ premises on 26th September demanding wage rise. The demand of the workers is fully justified and should be granted by the management. We support and extend our solidarity.
08 Tuesday Sep 2015
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The great success of the 2nd September 2015 National One Day Strike participated by more than 15 crore workers on their 12 point demands, has made the government to think. The withdrawal of the BMS on dictate from the RSS, did not had much impact on the strike. Many BMS units have gone on strike, despite the decision of the leaders.
Now, it is reported that the government is thinking about reducing the engagement of contract workers. At present, in many PSUs as well as in private sector, contract workers are engaged much more than the regular employees, that too at far below the wages of the regular employees. This has created much tension and anger.
The government,it is stated, is thinking of limiting the contract workers at 50% of the regular workforce and pay them minimum wage. But the demand of the trade unions are that the contract workers should be regularised and till that time, they should be given equal wages – Equal wage for equal work. The proposal of the government will not solve the problem. Neither will it end the exploitation of the contract workers.
