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.
03 Friday Feb 2017
Tags
The Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) has issued Gazette Notification on 19th January 2017 fixing the minimum wage for the contract workers with immediate effect. The lowest daily wage for unskilled labour in C class city is Rs. 350/. The daily wage will increase for A and B class cities as also for Semi-Skilled, Skilled and Highly skilled. Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President BSNLCCWF today met Smt. Sujata Ray, Director (HR) and Shri Ashuthosh Gupta, Director(Restructuring), Corporate Office and pressed early implementation of the same to the contract workers in BSNL. Both agreed to issue the orders early.
23 Monday Jan 2017
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, today, 23-01-2017, met Shri Ashuthosh Gupta, GM (Restructuring), Corporate Office and demanded that the new minimum wages as per the Gazette Notification dated 19th January 2017 issued by the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) be implemented for the contract workers in BSNL. GM (Restg) agreed to examine the issue urgently.
05 Wednesday Oct 2016
Tags
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF met Shri A.M.Gupta, GM(Restg), BSNL C.O. and discussed about the non-settlement of issues of contract workers in many circles. He pointed out that the contract workers in Jharkhand are not being paid full wages. Instead of making payment through cheque or accounts as per orders of the CMD BSNL, they are being paid in cash to avoid scrutiny. In UP(East) Circle, despite bringing the non-payment of minimum wage and non-implementation of EPF and ESI to the notice of the corporate office, the issues remain still unsettled.
GM(Restructuring) stated that several instructions have been issued and that Corporate Office is monitoring the cases. He assured that necessary action will be taken to implement the orders at the field level. Comprehensive orders are also being issued.
05 Tuesday Jul 2016
Tags
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.
29 Wednesday Jun 2016
BSNLCCWF has brought to the notice of Shri A.M.Gupta, GM(Restructing), BSNL Corporate Office, regarding the non-implementation of minimum wage, EPF and ESI for Contract workers in both UP(East) and Uttrakhanad circles and demanded that the government/BSNL orders in this respect are got implemented. The matter was brought to the notice of the GM on earlier occasion also.
27 Wednesday Apr 2016
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers, General
Tags
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.
13 Wednesday Apr 2016
Tags
The Central Trade Unions have demanded Rs. 18,000 as minimum wage for contract workers and it is one of the demands on which a one day strike will take place on 2nd September 2016. The demand for a minimum wage of Rs.15,000 has been updated to Rs. 18,000, after the VII CPC has recommended Rs.10,000 as the lowest wage on the basis of the Dr. Akroyd formula. While this demand is pending, the government is proposing Rs. 10,000 only as minimum wage to contract workers. This is discrimination and denial justice.
BSNLCCWF strongly oppose the move of the Central government to fix a minimum wage less than Rs. 18,000. It strongly demands that the minimum wage for contract workers be fixed at Rs.18,000.
08 Friday Apr 2016
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers
Tags
It is reported that the Labour Ministry is proposing to fix the minimum wages at Rs.10,000 to the contract workers. This is nothing but cheating the hard working workers. According to Dr. Akroyd’s formula, the Minimum Wag comes to Rs. 26,000 as demanded by the Central Government employees. The VII Central Pay Commission did grant only Rs. 18,000. The Central Trade Unions have demanded that at least Rs.18,000 should be granted as minimum wage to the contract workers and the ‘Equal Wage for Equal Work’ should also be introduced.
But ignoring all these genuine demands, the Labour Ministry is proceeding to fix the minimum wage to Rs.10,000, which is only a very small increase from the present. There should be strong protest against this cheating of the workers at the behest of the employers and the corporates. BSNLCCWF expresses its strong protest at this injustice.
At least a minimum wage of Rs. 18,000 should be fixed immediately.
02 Saturday Apr 2016
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers
Tags
The U.K.Government has increased the hourly minimum wage to attract more workers to UK. The wage for one hour earlier was £ 6.70 ( Appx. Rs. 497), which has now been increased to £ 7.20 ( Rs. 680), an increase of about Rs. 180/-. The daily wage (for 8 hours) will come to about Rs. 5,440 in addition to other social security benefits.
In India, even the minimum wage decided by the government is not paid to the workers, including in BSNL, a Public Sector Unit. Only sustained struggle is the way to achieve the same.
VAN Namboodiri's Blog 