NATIONWIDE STRIKE ON 02 SEP 2016

All the Central Govt. employee are participating in the nationwide strike, on 2nd September, 2016, as per call given by All India confederation.

As our Apex body has not given any call for participation in the proposed strike, we are not participating in the said ‘STRIKE’.

The 12-point charter of demand of the trade unions is as follows: 

1. Urgent measures for containing price rise through universalisation of PDS and banning speculative trade in commodity market.
2. Containing unemployment through concrete measures for employment generation.
3. Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws.
4. Universal social security cover for all workers.
5. Minimum wage of not less than Rs. 18000/- per month with provisions of indexation (for unskilled worker).
6. Assured enhanced pension not less than Rs 3000 p.m. for the entire working population (including unorganised sector workers).
7. Stoppage of disinvestment in Central/state Public Sector undertakings.
8. Stoppage of contractorisation in permanent/perennial work and payment of equal wage and benefits for contract workers as regular workers for same and similar work.
9. Removal of all ceilings on payment and eligibility of bonus, provident fund and increase in quantum of gratuity.
10. Compulsory registration of Trade Unions within a period of 45 days from the date of submitting application and immediate ratification of ILO conventions C-87 and C-98.
11. No. FDI in Railways, Defence and other strategic sectors.
12. No unilateral amendment to labour laws.