31 Thursday Mar 2016
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Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF met Shri A.M.Gupta, GM (Restructuring), BSNL C.O. today,31-03-2016, and pointed out about the non-implementation of minimum wage and social security measures like EPF, ESI etc. in many circles. He stated that various circulars have been issued to the circles in this respect and he is monitoring the same. Com. Namboodiri once again stressed the need for early implementation of labour laws for the contract workers.
05 Tuesday Jan 2016
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The Central Trade Unions, including BMS, INTUC, HMS, AITUC, CITU have demanded to the central government that the minimum wage for the contract workers should be Rs. 18,000, as calculated and recommended by the VII Central Pay Commission. They submitted a 14 Point Memorandum to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on 4th January 2016, when the latter met them for pre-budget consultations.
The CTUs demanded to the Finance Minister that the ‘Hire and Fire’policy should be abandoned and there should be job-security for the workers. They strongly opposed the policy of arbitrarily amending the labour acts without consulting the CTUs. They pointed out that no labour amendment law should be moved with out consultation with and consent of the unions.
Further they demanded that the ‘ease of doing business’ should not be connected with the labour laws.
The meeting was participated by Tapan Sen(CITU), Vrijesh Upadhyay (BMS), Ashok Singh (INTUC), D.L.Sachdeva(AITUC), Harbhajan Sidhu (HMS) and leaders of other Central Trade Unions.
17 Saturday Oct 2015
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Orders have been issued revising the Minimum Wages by the Government of Delhi with immediate effect. The following are revised rates:
Unskilled Worker: Rs. 9,174+ Rs. 390 (DA) from the earlier Rs. 9,048 + Rs. 126 (DA) Semiskilled : Rs. 10,136 + Rs.429 from the earlier Rs. 10,010+ Rs.126 (DA) Skilled: Rs. 11,154 + Rs. 467(DA) from the earlier Rs. 10,998 + Rs. 156(DA)
We congratulate the Delhi Government for increasing the wages. It was very much overdue.
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.
20 Saturday Jun 2015
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02 Saturday May 2015
On May Day, Arvind Kejrival, Chief Minister, Delhi has declared that those contractors/employers who are denying minimum wage to the contract workers will be punished with jail term. The present punishment will made stringent with more period of jail term. He also stated that it will be strictly implemented. He stated that so far no employer was jailed for violating the minimum wage, but in future it will not be the case.
We appreciate the statement of the Chief Minister. But it should be followed by action.
02 Thursday Apr 2015
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In Delhi, the AAP Government has increased the minimum wage for its skilled workers from Rs.8,632 to Rs. 9,048 per month. The wages for the semi-skilled will be increased from Rs. 9,542 to Rs. 10,010 and for the skilled from Rs. 10,478 to Rs. 10,998. Well and good! But it has to be ensured that it is being paid. The government can not entrust the contractors for the same.
29 Wednesday Jan 2014
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President Barak Obama is expected to announce an increase in the minimum wage of the contract workers in US to $ 10.10( appx. Rs. 650) an hour. He will issue an executive order since the lawmakers are not prepared to increase the wages. Last year President Obama has pleaded in the Congress for wage increase, but it was not accepted by the latter. Hence the present executive order.
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.
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