Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Sept 24: JKNC leader and Member Parliament south Kashmir Hasnain Masoodi today demanded regularisation of more than sixty thousand daily wages, casual and contract workers of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that though the daily wagers, casual workers and contract workers form the backbone of key departments like PDD, Forest, Wildlife, Social Welfare and other departments and render valuable service to the public, yet justice is not being done to the most important segment of the workforce.
Masoodi in his regard met Santosh Kumar Gagwar Minister for Labour and Employment and requested him to intervene in the matter and exhort the JK administration to expedite the release of all pending wages and much-delayed regularisation.
“The meeting took place against the backdrop of the Wages Code brought to ameliorate a lot of the workforce in the country,” a statement said.
Masoodi also met Minister of State Home Affairs and raised the issue of disparity in pay faced by the Home Guards serving in Jammu and Kashmir.
He expressed anguish that while Home Guards serving in JK performed the same duties as were performed by their counterparts in other parts of country they are paid much.
He demanded immediate redressal of grievances of agitating Home Guards and fulfilment their genuine demands.
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