Country wide strike by Central Trade Unions on 2nd September, 2015:

Country wide strike by Central Trade Unions on 2nd September, 2015:

Question raised in Rajya Sabha

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  251

ANSWERED ON  22.07.2015

Country wide strike by Central Trade Unions

251  Shri Tapan Kumar Sen

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether it is known to Government that All Central Trade Unions are going to observe country-wide strike on 2nd September, 2015;

(b) if so, the details of their demands;

and

(c) the steps being taken by Government to meet their demands?

ANSWER

  
MINISTER OF STATE(IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a): Government have not received any notice for the strike on 2nd September, 2015. However, it is learnt that the Central Trade Unions have proposed strike for that day.

(b) & (c): Central Trade Unions had made representations to the Government with certain demands which include that Government should take urgent measures to contain price rise, contain unemployment, strict enforcement of basic labour laws, Universal Social Security Cover for all workers, Minimum Wages of Rs. 15,000/- per month, enhanced pension for workers, stoppage of disinvestment in PSUs, stoppage of contractorisation, removal of ceiling on bonus and provident fund, compulsory registration of Trade Unions within 45 days, no amendment to labour laws unilaterally, stopping FDI in Railways, Defence etc. Several rounds of discussions have taken place between the Government and the Central Trade Unions on the demands. Recently the Government has constituted an Inter-ministerial Committee of five Union Ministers which is holding discussions with CTUs on their demands.