SALEM: Cadres of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) staged a demonstration in front of the Head Post Office here on Tuesday as part of the nationwide stir in protest against the attempts of Union and State governments to dilute employees’ trade union rights.
The protestors said that the Central Government had failed to control the spiralling prices of essential commodities, which they pointed out had badly affected the poor and needy.
They said that the attempts to dilute the labour laws and deny the trade union rights to employees of various firms, especially in auto majors and IT industry, had increased. Many intimidating tactics were adopted to threaten the activists in big firms and industries of multinational companies.
These firms employed more number of workers on contract basis to exploit them with minimum wages. Rights were denied and employees were harassed. None of the labour laws were adhered to. Consolidated wages had become the order of the day. Welfare boards were not functioning well.
They insisted that the governments should immediately desist from attempt to dilute labour laws, which would affect the employees’ morale. P. Panneerselvam presided over the agitation. Agitations were held at Sivadapuram, Mettur and Yercaud.
(Courtesy: The Hindu)
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