CITU leaders demand scrapping of Labour Codes to protect workers’ interests

CITU leader P. Tejeswara Rao speaking at a meeting in Srikakulam on Sunday.
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Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)-Srikakulam district president Ch. Ammannaidu and secretary P. Tejeswara Rao on Sunday asked the Union government to scrap all Labour Codes and reintroduce old Labour Acts which used to protect the interests of the workforce of the country. CITU organised a meeting in Srikakulam with several organisations, seeking their support to the all India strike proposed on May 20 to oppose the Labour Codes and ‘anti-worker’ policies of the Union government.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ammannaidu said that only managements would be benefited with the Labour Codes as all clauses were against the interests of the employees and workers. Mr. Tejeswara Rao said that there was no mechanism to question the managements if anybody was removed from service without any notice. He said that the workers turned into bonded labourers and would be forced to work more than 12 hours in a day.

He demanded that ₹26,000 per month needed to be fixed as the minimum wage in the backdrop of skyrocketing prices of all essential commodities, transport charges, fees of schools and hospitals. AITUC district honorary secretary Chikkala Govinda Rao, YSRCP trade union leaders S. Venkata Rao, Bank Employees’ Federation National Committee member M. Srinivasa Rao and others were present.