Stop exploitation of daily wagers
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 24: J&K National Conference today raised serious concern over the burning issue of daily wagers who were on strike for the last more than three months and struggling for their genuine rights since the last so many years.
In a statement issued here today, Rattan Lal Gupta, Provincial president JKNC Jammu said that the Government, despite giving assurances to the daily wagers community, has done nothing to bail out this unfortunate segment of workers from the years’ long misery. He said that main issue of regularization must be met immediately. Moreover, this hapless segment of society has been victimized by denying the monthly remuneration for months together leaving the workers and their poor families on the mercy of God because under prevailing record breaking inflation, sustaining livelihood without pay and perk is next to impossible.
Gupta termed the formation of so called Advisory Board by the Jammu and Kashmir Government for revision of minimum wages under the Minimum Wages Act was just an eye wash. He said that the Government has miserably failed to regularize them. He said that Government cannot marginalize the daily workers who toil much harder than the permanent employees.
“Denying timely pay and keeping them in dark on the issue of regularization is nothing but sheer injustice therefore the Government should immediately take up this matter and ensure that the pending dues are released as soon as possible and the process of releasing the perks is streamlined so that no daily wager or his or her family should suffer or starve”, he said, adding that BJP Government has assured that it will ensure the regularization of daily wagers on priority but like all other promises this one also proved out to a big Jumla of saffron party.
NC leader pointed out that daily wagers working in the Jal Shakti Department are the most affected due to the phlegmatic approach of the Government towards their plight. He demanded that the Government should streamline the entire set-up so that no daily wager should feel the heat of the Government’s lackadaisical approach.
Gupta appealed the LG administration to implement the Minimum Wages Act to stop exploitation of poor labourers at the hands of bureaucrats and public sector.
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