Released in the Press Conference of CTUOs held on 31st August 2016 at Press Club, New Delhi
Press Communique
31st August 2016
Central Trade Unions Reiterate countrywide General Strike on 2nd Sept, 2016 Group of Ministers (GOM) Announcement an eyewash
The
Central Trade Unions reiterate the call for countrywide general strike
on 2nd September 2016 against the anti-worker and anti-people policies
of the Govt. in view of utterly unresponsive and undemocratic attitude
of the Govt. The CTUs view the announcements made by Committee of
Ministers as an eyewash and decide to go ahead with the Strike. Meagre
raise in minimum wage to Rs.9100/- per month in central sphere is not
binding on the States.
The CTUOs expressed dismay over utterly
negative attitude of the Govt. towards basic demands of the workers on
minimum wages as per consensus formulation of the Indian Labour
Conference, on universal social security including pension for all
workers including those in unorganised sector, against mass scale
contractorisation of permanent and perennial work, against onslaught on
basic rights of the workers through so called labour-law-reforms through
various state governments and also by the centre in the background of
large scale violation of labour laws being promoted by both the central
govt and also many state govts, desperate move for
privatisation/disinvestment of strategic and sensitive public sector
units, and promoting limitless FDI in sensitive sectors like Defence,
Railways, Banks, Insurance, Retail and Pharmaceuticals etc. which is
also against the interest of the national economy.
The CTUOs made
it clear that the desperate bid of the Govt for changing the labour laws
both through central and many state govts is basically designed to
throw even the overwhelming majority of the organised sector workers out
of the coverage and purview of all basic labour laws which would render
all other rights and benefits of the working people virtually
meaningless.
The CTUOs also noted with dismay that the Govt while
making public statement on being positive on the demands of the workers,
has actually been actively pushing through executive measures, one
after another, just in the opposite direction, against the interest of
the working people in the grab of ensuring so called “else of doing
business”. All these proactive initiatives militate against the basic
interests and rights of the working people. Even the non-striking
Central Trade Union also officially recorded its opposition.
The
CTUOs expressed satisfaction over the increasing response by the workers
throughout the country to the call for united action. The strike is
going to be complete in industrial sectors such as transport, financial,
power, coal, textile, automobile, port and dock, steel, oil, defence
production, scheme, education etc.
sectors and Central and State Govts.
employees. In some states it is going to be bandh like situation.
It
is unfortunate that during the past one year, the Group of Ministers
appointed for discussion with the CTUOs on 12 point charter has not
convened even a single meeting but has been only talking to BMS which
has not joined the strike call. The CTUOs denounce such undemocratic
bias of the Govt.
The CTUOs condemn the move of the central govt
to divide the workers in the face of ongoing strike campaign and create
confusion through making misleading statements on its so called positive
attitude on workers’ demands both directly and through their various
agencies and allies.
While expressing confidence that such dubious
action to divide the workers will not succeed, the CTUOs appeal to the
working people of the country irrespective of affiliations to further
widen their unity and unitedly combat the anti-worker, anti-people
policies of the Govt through making the call for countrywide general
strike on 2nd September 2016 a total success.
AITIC
HMS
OIFU
AIUTUC
SEWA
AICCTU
UTUC
LPF
And independent federations of Workers/Employees.
Source
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