CITU holds convention at Hiranagar
Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Dec 23: A day long convention of CITU was held in Hiranagar today which was presided over by Raj Kumar its general secretary. The convention deliberated upon various issues and problems confronting working class, with the determination to intensify struggles to fight anti-working class and anti-people policies of the Government.
While addressing the convention, State President ,CITU, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami expressed serious concern over the plight of the working class which is adversely hit by the neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the Government. He called for united struggle to fight the onslaught of the anti-labour policies of the Central Government, due to which every section of the society has been bearing the brunt.
These policies are drastically affecting the workforce especially in the unorganized sector across the country including Jammu and Kashmir, he said. The GST concessions announced by BJP led Government cannot benefit the common people who are facing brunt as these concessions were purely announced keeping in view the forthcoming elections and electoral gains.
Sukhbhir Singh, president Construction Workers Federation of India (CWFI) in his address said the 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.
Om Prakash, general secretary CITU said that construction workers, BRO workers, need based, seasonal, casual labourers, daily wagers ASHA’s under NHM, CPWs, Mid-Day Meal Workers, MGNREGA employees, are neglected and their long pending demands are not met.
Raj Kumar, general secretary of Bhawan Nirman Kamghar Union said that the BJP-led Government is formulating the labour laws which are totally pro-corporate and anti-labour class in nature.
Jagdesh Kumar, senior CITU leader said that the labour laws in the State were not in tune with the interests of workers.
The convention adopted several resolutions which include the resolution on ‘Implementation of Labour Laws, Minimum Wages Act, simplifying the process of registration of construction workers and redressal of burning issues confronting working class.
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