WARANGAL: Workers of unorganised sector staged a dharna at the district Collectorate, under aegis of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), demanding minimum facilities and extension of welfare measures.
The workers, representing CITU affiliated unions, municipal sanitation, beedi workers, building and construction workers, hotels and transport companies, took part in the demonstration. CITU leaders G. Ramesh and R. Ramesh said there were about three lakh labourers in unorganised sector in the district who were deprived of basic facilities. They were not included in any welfare scheme. They said these workers should also get housing, bank linkages in addition to the social welfare measures such as provident fund, ESI and minimum wages.
Memorandum
Later, the CITU submitted a memorandum to the district collector. Collector K. Damayanthi said the district administration would conduct a meeting with labour department officials and CITU after August 15 to sort out the grievances of the unorganised labour in the district.
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