Bhubaneswar,25/2-The
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) Jagatsinghpur district unit staged a
demonstration in front of the Collector Office here on Wednesday pressing for
fulfilment of a series of demands.
The body
criticized both Union and State Governments for their several anti-labour
policies and laws. “We demand minimum wage `15,000 per month for all workers,
contractual employees, including scheme workers as Anganwadi workers, Mid-Day
Meal cook, ASHA workers and para-teachers getting meager remuneration since
years,” said Sangha secretary Akshay Kumar Das.
The
members also demanded implementation of universal social security benefits and
pension for all unorganized sectors, minimum wage of `500 for non-skill
labourers, withdrawal of the Labour Law reforms, end to disinvestment in PSU
and 100 per cent FDI in country and implementation of PF, ESI and other social
security benefits for working classes.
Earlier,
the Sangha members took out a rally from College Square to the Collector Office
Parade Ground, where they held the protest meeting. Later, a memorandum was
submitted to the district Collector addressing to the Prime Minister and Chief
Minister.
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