Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 22: On-going indefinite strike by more than 400 workers of 30 gun factories of Ashok Nagar Satwari Jammu, who are protesting in support of their demands, entered into 10th day today.
After submitting a demand notice to president of Employers’ Association, these employees have been sitting on protest dharna under the banner of Industrial Estate Workers Union, affiliated to Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU).
These workers are demanding implementation of minimum wage according to SRO of Government of Jammu and Kashmir, providing tools to the workers for manufacturing of guns, bringing all the workers under the ambit of EPF and ESI, providing attendance card to all workers, regular entry (month wise) of EPF in pass book and 20 percent increaee on wage every year.
While addressing the workers, H D Bhomick, president of the Union, lamented that workers in Jammu are being paid at the rate of Rs 500 per piece even when they use their own tools in the gun factories while their counterparts in Kashmir Valley are paid Rs 1200 per piece with the tools provided by the employers. He appealed the Government to investigate into the exploitation of Jammu workers and take required action.
Om Parkash and Sham Prasad Kesar also addressed the workers and strongly criticized the management of the factories for denying the poor workers their legitimate rights like EPF and ESI.
Others who spoke on the occasion, included Baba Ram, Kailash Chander, Sanju Sharma, Ajay Shah, Deepak Sharma, Suraj Sharma, Raj Kumar and Shambu Sharma.
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