Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 9: A joint convention of J&K State Unions affiliated with Central Trade Unions held at Green Belt Park, Gandhi Nagar - Jammu attended by all walks of workers of organized and unorganized sectors and representatives of the unions as well as the independent trade unions from PSUs. The convention unanimously resolved to participate to the Countrywide General Strike on 2nd Sep. 2016 jointly called by the central trade unions and national industrial federations on 12 points charter of demands on the most burning issues confronting the working class.
The convention noted that NDA government is desperately moving ahead for mega strategic sale of huge national assets of PSUs, anti working class labour reforms, unrelenting rise in the prices of all essential commodities, widespread contractulisation, dismantling existing social security systems like PF and ESI, ignoring social security coverge and pension to scheme workers like ASHA, Anganwari, Mid Day Meal etc. and unorganized workers, non- implementation of labour laws and weekening law enforcement machinery. Agriculture is also continuing to be in crisis. Apart from the attack of privatization the govt has decided to allow FDI in almost all key sectors, telecom, civil aviation , satellites, construction, insurance, pension funds, PSU banking, railway operations and maintenance, multi brand retail Pharmaceuticals and so on. |
