Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Mar 17: State president, Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and MLA M Y Tarigami has demanded immediate formulation of pension and insurance policies for working class on the pattern of other states of the country.
Addressing a one-day conference of construction workers here today, Tarigami said that the working class of the society spends their youth in building the nation in different ways, but in the old age they are left on the mercy of circumstances.
Emphasizing the initiation of a comprehensive drive to register construction workers in the State, Tarigami said the process of their registration is needed immediately to subsequently formulate pension and insurance schemes for them.
Cautioning against the communal and divisive forces who he said are trying to divide the working class on the basis of religion and region, Tarigami said, “working class is an important section of the society and they should join hands for their rights and give a befitting reply to the communal forces.”
Speaking on the occasion, senior leader of CITU Sham Prasad Kesar said that Government should introduce the online registration system for the construction workers as the present process of registration and claims is cumbersome. He also demanded minimum wages and social security for ASHA, Anganwari and Mid-Day Meal workers.
Meanwhile, to provide a platform to the construction workers of Kathua district, Bhawan Nirman Kamgar Union was formed with fifteen-member committee, which will be a constituent of CITU.
Ajit Kumar, Raj Kumar and Jagan Kishore were elected as president, general secretary and treasurer of the Union, respectively.
Senior CITU leaders, Om Parkash, Jagdish Sharma, Rai Kumar and Banarsi Das also spoke on the occasion.
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