CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS
DECIDE TO CONTINUE ACTION AGAINST CENTRAL AND STATE GOVTS. ANTI-LABOUR POLICIES
New Delhi: All the
Central Trade Unions met on 27th January 2016 and resolved to
continue their protest action against the anti labour policies of the Central
and some State Govts. Central Trade Unions decided to observe 10th March,
2016 as All India Protest Day against Govt. indifference to the 12 point
charter of demands and its unwillingness to restart discussions for
working out concrete steps for resolution of the issues.
The Central Trade
Unions reviewed the drastically deteriorating conditions of work and life
of the working people and govt. going ahead with labour law amendments,
disinvestment of PSUs and allowing FDI in strategic sectors. The Govt., it
appears, does not want to wait for legislating these anti worker labour law
amendments, it is taking away rights of workers by way of executive orders and
directing state govts to carry out such pro-management amendments. The trade
unions condemned one such directive issued by the Secretary, Ministry of Labour
and Employment, Govt. of India on this 12th January granting
exemption to so called start up enterprises from inspection and application of
9 major labor law legislations, thereby legitimizing the violations.
The Central Trade
Unions took note of and extend solidarity to the sectoral struggles of
workers/employees in Banks, Defence, Coal, Port and Docks and
Telecommunications sectors, the anganwadi workers on their respective demands
and also the Central
Govt. employees including Railways resolve to launch action against retrograde
recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission. They also expressed their serious
concern over extremely harsh punishment of “double life imprisonment” given by
the Court to eight workers of Pricol Ltd., Coimbatore and appealed to all workers
to extend help and solidarity.
The Central Trade
Unions also decided to organize massive National Convention of Workers in
Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi in the last week of March, 2016 to decide about
the next course of united action programme.
Fight against anti
labour policies will continue. The Central Trade Unions directed its
constituents to prepare jointly for protest action on 10th March,
2016. They also appealed to independent employees/workers/unions and
federations to participate in the protest action against the offensive of the
Govt. against workers and common people.
