07 Wednesday Oct 2015
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour will meet at Mumbai on 12th October 2015 to take evidence on the Casual contract labour in BSNL. Five-Six meetings have already been held and BSNLCCWF had given evidence every time. Com.VAN Namboodiri, President, Com. Animesh Mitra Secretary General and other BSNLCCWF leaders are expected to attend the sitting of the meeting.
22 Monday Sep 2014
Posted in BSNLCCWF - Casual and Contract workers
A meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour will meet on 29th September 2014 to take evidence on the ‘Deployment of Contract/Casual workers for perennial nature of jobs in BSNL’. BSNLCCWF has been invited to give evidence on the matter.
Earlier BSNLCCWF given evidence thrice to the Standing Committee.
21 Tuesday Aug 2012
Posted in Uncategorized
Today I met Shri Hemanand Biswal, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, at his residence to submit a memorandum on the issues connected with the Casual and Contract labour engaged in BSNL.
After submitting the memorandum, I explained to him in detail about the inhuman exploitation of the Casual/Contract labour by denying them their rights with regard to wages, social security measures etc. I also brought to his notice the refusal of the management to regularise about 4,000 casual labours who are working for about 15 to 20 years in the DOT/BSNL. The BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation had already submitted a memorandum to the Committee and the latter is taking evidence from all parties. Myself, Com.Tapas Ghosh, Secretary General and other leaders have already given evidence before the committee earlier. The management has started retrenching workers after it is compelled to pay minimum wage as per government orders. I requested for an early submission of the Committee’s report.
Shri Biswal heard my submission with patience. He said that he is fully aware of the problems and the BSNL management has been asked to give all details in this connection. He assured me that the report is being finalised and will be submitted to the Parliament shortly.
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