Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 21 : Indian National Trade Union Congress Chief (J&K) Shiv Kumar Sharma described labour class as back bone of the development and economic progress of the State and claimed that State Unit of INTUC is committed to the welfare and protect the rights of labour class people.
Mr. Sharma was addressing series of meetings of Water Works PHE Employees Associations at Kishtwar, Gandoh and Ramban. He said that the INTUC has always advocated the welfare of labour class in the economic and socio progress of the State. He extended full cooperation to the Water Works PHE Employees Association of the area in their struggle.
Later, he led the deputation of Water Works (PHE) Employees Associations Kishtwar and Ramban met with the Executive Engineers of respective Divisions and submitted the charter of demands.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Sharma said that a list of 9319 daily rated workers was submitted by the Chief Engineer PHE Jammu to the Administrative department out of which 4905 have been cleared and remaining 4414 are pending and demanded that all the pending cases should be cleared, immediately.
He further said that the norms of wages in favour of all daily rated workers should be fixed as per the government order No. 19-F of 2011 dated 19-04-2011 i.e Rs. 125/- per day. The daily wagers who have been regularized should be given pay arrears from the date of their regularization.
He further said that the seniority list of field staff/ministerial staff of all cadres has not been maintained for the last couple of years, as such a fresh seniority list of both the cadres should be issued without any further delay. He also demanded that number of posts which have fallen vacant in different categories be filled up by giving departmental promotion to the deserving officials.
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