The representatives of BSNLEU and BSNL Casual
Mazdoor Union met the Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Labour on 2nd January’2012 to present the issues of
the Casual and Contract workers. The meeting was held at Kolkata. Coms.
Animesh Mitra, Circle Secretary, BSNLEU W.B., ,Tapas Ghosh,
Circle Secretary as well as Secretary General of BSNLCCWF and other leaders viz. Com Swapan
Chanda, BSNLEU, Com. Kalyan Raha, BSNLCMU, Com. Akhilesh Banerjee, BSNLCMU and
Com. Tarak Kundu, BSNLCMU were present
in the meeting. One memorandum was placed to the members of the Paliamentary Standing Committee. Com. Animesh
Mitra narrated the burning problems of Casual and Contract labourers before the
Members of the Standing Committee, Officers of the Regional labour department,
Commissioner of the Regional EPF
department and the officers of BSNL CO who were present in the meeting. Com.
Mitra informed that except West Bengal the Casual laboueres were regularised
throughout India during the formation of
BSNL i.e. 01-10-2000. He expressed his resentment that the EPF contribution was
deducted from the poor labouers but the contractors did not paid to the EPF
department, therefore he demanded that the principal employer i.e. BSNL
Management should deposit the amount of EPF to the respective EPF authority.
Similarly the amount of ESI which were
deducted from the wages of Casual/Contract workers, but the workers are not
getting the benefits. He also intimated to the Members that the recognise union
demanded to the CGMT W.B. Circle and BSNL CO regarding filling up of the Gr-D
vacancy by the listed Casual labourers, TSM status, Wages at par IDA pattern in
BSNL etc. but the BSNL administration keep mum in this regard.
Already BSNLCCWF represented to the Chief Labour
Commissioner and a letter was issued to the Prime Minister on these issues.