Communist Party of India (Marxist) Tamil Nadu state secretary G. Ramakrishnan has urged the Centre and Tamil Nadu government to immediately intervene and sort out the problems of contract workers in Neyveli Lignite Corporation.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, he said around 13,000 contract labourers were on strike for the last ten days demanding better pay. The workers, on the strike since September 19, are pressing for implementation of their 10-point charter of demands including equal pay for equal work, service regularization and bonus, according to reports. About trade unions were participating in the strike.
Unemployment rate
On issues pertaining to the Union Territory, Mr. Ramakrishnan said that certain indicators such as unemployment rate in the region were a matter of concern. There were more than 2 lakh youths registered with the employment exchange. The government should take immediate steps to improve the law and order situation.
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