Plans to Submit Memorandums to Jharkhand MPs in August
Central trade unions have announced in Jamshedpur their plans to renew agitation over their long-standing demands, with a key demand being the abolition of the four labor codes.
JAMSHEDPUR – Central trade unions are adamant on pushing for withdrawal of the four labour codes implemented by the Modi government in its previous stint.
They have announced plans to renew their agitation over long-standing demands, with a key demand being the abolition of the four labor codes immediately.
The unions have decided to submit memorandums to all MPs from Jharkhand in August to make them aware of their 21-point demands.
State-Level Meeting to Chalk Out Future Plans
On Saturday, a state-level meeting of central trade unions was held at the Tinplate Workers Union office and it was chaired by labor leader Rakeshwar Pandey.
This meeting focused on developing a future action plan to address pressing issues facing the general public, particularly workers.
The central trade unions also decided in the meeting to organize both independent and joint programs.
Attendees in the meeting included Rakeshwar Pandey, BN Singh, KK Tripathi, Raghavan Raghunandan, Parvinder Singh, Ashok Yadav, Biswajit Deb, Mahesh Kumar Singh, Ambuj Thakur, Subrata Biswas, Heera Arkane, and other union leaders.
District and State Level Protests Planned in August and September
The central trade unions have planned protest programs at district and state levels in the coming August and September months, focusing on their 12-point demands at the state government level.
The joint platform during its deliberations also hanked the Jharkhand labor department for standing by the workers on the issue of minimum wages and reiterated their demand to penalize employers who violate the notified minimum wages.
The joint platform of trade unions stressed the need to intensify the joint agitation across the state to push for their demands.
Rakeshwar Pandey remarked on the occasion, "We are committed to ensuring the rights of workers are upheld and will continue to fight until our demands are met."
