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EPF with retrospective effect for casual labour

22 Wednesday Oct 2014

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In the meeting of the Parliament Standing Committee on 29th September 2014 and also earlier, BSNLCCWF has been demanding that EPF should be implemented at least from 01-10-2000, for the casual labour engaged before the formation of BSNL. The unions representatives presented the case strongly in the meeting. Earlier, in the meeting called by the Central EPF Commissioner on 24th September also, Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President , BSNLCCWF pressed the demand. Central EPF Commissioner asked the BSNL administration why the EPF was not implemented.

Now it is understood that the BSNL Management Committee has approved for implementation of EPF w.e.f. 01-10-2000.This will have to go to the BSNL Board for approval.

This is good news. We request the management to get the decision approved by the BSNL Board early and implemented.

BSNL C.O. seeks details on Casual / Contract Labour from Circles

15 Wednesday Oct 2014

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Consequent to the meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee with the BSNLCCWF representatives and the BSNL Management, it has sought information with regard to the details of the casual and contract labour in BSNL as also the name of contractors, whether they are registered with EPF etc. from the BSNL Management.

BSNL Management has stated that 27 CGMs have given compliance certificates that all the labour laws, including payment of minimum wage, implementation of social security measures like EPF, ESI etc. When we stated that these are false reports, the management wanted us to give specific cases, where they are not implemented. BSNLCCWF written a large number of letters with specific instances of violation of labour laws in a large number of divisions, but they were never replied nor any remedial action taken. BSNL C.O. and for that matter CGMs, fully reiterated what the field officers have reported fully knowing that the reports are completely false. No action was taken against any contractor or officer for violation of the labour rules and brutal exploitation of the casual/contract labours who work for the BSNL through which they can maintain their poor families. But the contractors and sometimes the officers joined together for brutally exploiting the toiling labour.
Will their mindset be changed so that the exploitation can be stopped?

Parliamentary Standing Committee Meeting on Casual/Contract Workers.

29 Monday Sep 2014

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A meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour was held today, 29th September 2014, at Parliament Annexe. In addition to the Chairman and about 20 Members of Parliament, Chief Labour Commissioner, Central Provident Fund Commissioner and Chairman Employees State Insurance were also present. Evidence was taken from the BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation representatives. Coms. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, Tapas Ghosh Secretary General, P.Abhimanyu, Vice-President and Animesh Mitra, Vice-President participated in the meeting. On the basis of the written Memorandum presented to the Chairman, Standing committee, Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, President and other comrades presented the issues of regularisation of the TSM/Casual labour, Wages, DA, HRA, CCA etc. to be paid. The wage of the casual labour/TSM has to be on the basis of the BSNL payscale (IDA) and not on CDA, which is being paid at present. The non-implementation of minimum wage, EPF, ESI etc. for the contract labour was brought to the notice of Committee.
The Chairman and the M.P.s who are members of the committee sought many details from the BSNLCCWF representatives which were given. The representatives also gave many documents to the committee in connection with the subject. The Chairman asked the BSNLCCWF members to give further details about where the labour laws on minimum wage etc. are not implemented. The Chairman and Committee members patiently heard about the grievances of the Federation.
Later, the committee also met the officers of DOT as well as CMD BSNL, and BSNL Officers.
District Secretaries of BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF are requested to immediately inform the CHQ where the minimum wage is not implemented, EPF, ESI is not introduced etc. The details should include the name of the worker, when he was engaged, what is the work he is doing, how much he is paid, whether EPF and ESI is implemented. These should reach the CHQ at the earliest. The information may be addressed to: V.A.N.Namboodiri, President, BSNLCCWF, D-7, Telegraph Place, Gole Market, New Delhi – 110001.
This is most immediate.