AITUC: Concern over workers being denied to get ration cards

Ludhiana, November 14, 2012: To plan the participation in the nationwide rally by the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) to be held at Delhi on December 20, to highlight the demands of the workers a public function was held at Basti Jodhewal Chowk here today.

The nationwide call has been given to demand revision of minimum wages for the workers as Rs. 10,000 per month for unskilled, Rs. 15,000 for semi-skilled and Rs. 20,000 for skilled; filling up of all vacant posts on regular basis and not on contract basis; provident fund and bonus to all workers without any pre conditions; increase in gratuity rates, pension to all workers/employees, compulsory registration of trade unions within 45 days of filing registration papers, implementations of labour laws as per ILO convention 87 and 98.

The meeting was addressed by Com DP Maur-General Secretary Joint Council of Trade Unions Ludhiana, Com Ramesh Rattan-City Secretary CPI, Dr Arun Mitra Assistant Secretary CPI District Ludhiana, Com Feroze Master, Com Nagina Ram, Com Kuldip Binder.

Speakers said that workers are being denied their rights even to get their ration cards, Aadhar cards, voter cards. For this they have to visit various offices time and again. Meeting took a serious note of the fact that despite raising these demands by the workers for a long time, the government under the pressure of corporate sector is ignoring the demands of the workers which has led to flouting of labour laws with impunity not only by the private but also by the public sector. There is no provision for social security to the unorganized workers. Govt. has failed to curb the rising prices and solve the problem of unemployment causing serious effect on the lives of toiling masses.