Excelsior Correspondent
BHADERWAH, May 21: The CP Workers Association of PHE Department held protest at Launcher Morch filter plant here today.
The protesters were demanding their regularization and release of their 2 years pending dues.
CP workers alleged that despite performing round the clock duties in the most difficult circumstances, they are not being paid their dues, resulting in serious financial and social crisis for them.
They demanded that SRO 520 of Government according to which wages of the casual laborers has been increased should be implemented forthwith, so that the suffering laborer class should get the benefits of increased wages.
“Keeping in view the pathetic condition of unskilled casual laborers, authorities should take a decision on humanitarian grounds and should fulfill their promises without any further delay, otherwise we will left with no other option but to commit suicide”, said Ather Hussain Butt, President CP Worker Association Bhaderwah.
He said that the future of thousands of CP workers is still hanging in balance despite the fact that they have been serving the department since years.
He urged the Government to formulate a proper regularization policy for all CP workers and settle all pending issues at the earliest.
Among others present were Charanjeet Singh, Sushil Kumar, Jaffar Hussain Dar, Asma Bano, Mohinder Kumar, Shahnaz Begum, Abdul Latief, Naresh Kumar, etc.
Later, the protesting employees took out a rally and raised slogans in favour of their demands.
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