Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 21: Nirman Mazdoor Union -Jammu organized a protest demonstration in front of office of Labour Department in favour of its long pending demands and also against the tyrannical attitude of Assistant Labour Commissioner-Jammu who assaulted on and used unparliament language to Jeet Raj, President of the union on 7th October, 2016. While addressing the agitating workers Om Parkash, General Secretary, State CITU said that benefits of various schemes made by J&K Welfare Board constituted under Building & Other Construction Worker (RECS)Act,1996 are not actually reached to the genuine workers' not even to those who are register under the said Act,he said that claims like scholarship of children, pension, accidental claims, housing loans, medical reimbursement, group insurance, maternity benefits to female workers are not being sanctioned and have beenlying pending for years together. The poor workers have been harassed on account of unnecessary formalities. He further said that Ajit Raj who is the president of union representing the construction workers of Jammu region have been assaulted by Asstt. Labour Commissioner on 07.10.2016 when he put up some grievances of workersbefore ALC for redressal and he also used unparliament language that could not be tolerated. He urged upon thegovernment to take stringent action against ALC-Jammu failing which union along with workers would continuetheir agitation. |