BSNL Contract Staff Stage Hunger Strike For 7-Month Salary Dues

Hundreds of contract labourers of telecom firm BSNL staged a hunger strike at the the BSNL head office here on Tuesday demanding to clear salary arrears for the last seven months.

The employees also demanded release of salary pay revision and revoke the proposal to fire 30% of the labourers in the name of voluntary retirement scheme.

“The intention of the BSNL management is not right. They are demoralizing employees by not paying them the salary on time,” protesters alleged. “The salary is being delayed since February and we have not received the salary till September,” they claimed.

While addressing the gathering, general secretary of the federation CK Mathivanan alleged that the union government is not showing any interest over the state of contract labourers.

Hundreds of labourers from North Chennai, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Trichy, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Thirunelveli, Tuticorin and Coimbatore participated in the hunger strike urging to fulfil their demands.

All India BSNL Officers’ Association district secretary S Kamaraj and functionaries from various districts participated at the protest.―Times of India