Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Mar 4: Bhavan Nirman Kamgar Union, Kathua, affiliated to CITU held a day long convention at Marheen in Hiranagar Sub Division.
Addressing the gathering, Raj Kumar, general secretary of the Union said that the procedure for registration of construction workers need to be simplified and also off line registration of the workers permitted/continued as the far flung areas are lacking net facilities. The financial assistance under the prevailing act including scholarship to the wards, marriage assistance, medical assistance etc be disbursed to the construction workers in time bound manner.
The poor workers/labourers are almost ignored for inclusion under BPL category which need to be rectified, besides, ration @ 35 kgs per family be provided regularly on monthly basis for which the people have to wait for months together. Ajit Singh, president of the Union also addressed the convention.
While addressing the convention Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, State president CITU and MLA said that the dismal scenario of social security benefits to the workers, rampant violation of labour laws, non-implementation of Minimum Wages Act, extensive contractualization of workforce and attacks on trade union rights have proved detrimental to the interests of the working class. He said that the working class is enduring minimum wages and overtime violations, hazardous working conditions, discrimination, and retaliation for speaking up or trying to organize.
The attitude of the Govt is profoundly negative and hugely challenging to the working class. ASHA’s under NHM, Anganwari workers and helpers, CPWs, Mid Day Meal workers, MGNREGA employees, contractuals, construction, need based, seasonal, casual labourers and daily wage workers are neglected and their long pending demands are not met.
Sham Prasad Kesar senior CITU leader expressed serious concern over the plight of the working class who are adversely hit by the neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the Central and State Governments.
Om Prakash, said that social security benefits like pension, provident fund, health insurance etc are hard won rights of the working class secured through decades of struggle. These gains are now being reversed through privatization of pension funds, provident funds and cuts in subsidies and welfare benefits and such measures being implemented across the country today specifically target the social security benefits in order to pass on the burden to the working people.
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