Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 21: Construction workers of the State (Nirman Mazdoor Union) working in organized and unorganized sectors held one day protest demonstration outside Press Club here against non-effective functioning of the J&K Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board and in favour of their long pending demands.
Their demands included proper implementation of All India Building and other Construction Workers Act; Enrolment of all the construction workers, brick kiln workers, quarry workers and stone crushing workers in State Welfare Board; Increase in the existing welfare benefits substantially; No diversion of Board funds to other purpose; Providing pension benefits; Enhancement of marriage assistance to Rs 50000; Rs 18000 minimum wage for unskilled workers; and Registration of workers within a week; as also Early disposal of all claims to beneficiaries.
General secretary of State committee of CITU Om Parkash while speaking on the occasion said that Labour Minister/ Chairman is non serious towards the welfare schemes of the poor workers and rarely finds time to preside over Board meetings as a result Board meetings are not held regularly affecting the functioning of the welfare of the workers.
Senior CITU leader Sham Parsad Kesar said the workers were being deprived of their legitimate benefits and there was rampant corruption in the Board as a result no timely registration and no timely claims are paid to the beneficiary and unapproachable paper formalities for registration etc. On the question of certification he said that a construction worker’s status should be certified either by the employer or by the trade union or the Government itself.
Union general secretary Romesh Chand and others including Ajit Raj, Rattan Lal, Bawa Ram and Kailash Nayak also spoke on the occasion.
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