Port Blair, Oct 19: The Indian National Trades Union Congress (Federation) organized a “Gate Meeting” with its Affiliated Unions and employees of Afloat and Dockyard section of Directorate of Shipping Services at Marine Gate, DSS, where several burning issues related to the workers were discussed and some decisions were also made.
The meeting was presided over by INTUC State President Mr. TSG Bhasker, INTUC Working President Mr. K.P Usman and President of DSS Dockyard Employees Union and DSS Afloat Employees Union Mr. Ibrahim Kolakkatil (Baba).
During the meeting, several issues including the Improper work timing, irregular pay of OT, non-providing of safety equipments to contractual employees, non-revision of OT pay from last 30 years, non-provision of hard area allowances to the workers transferred to southern group of Islands, filling up of vacant posts, promotion of staffs etc were discussed.
Mr. Bhasker encouraged the employees to stand united to boycott the anti-worker policies of the Administration and to strongly press their demands without fear.
City Congress President Mr. Mohd. Zubair, Councillor Ward No. 14 Mr. Y. Joga Rao, Congress leaders Mr. Isa, Mrs. M. Bindu, Mrs. Fathima Imtiaz and Mr. Miraz were also present in the meeting.
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