17 - Sep - 2020

Non-payment of contract workers' wages - conciliation by Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) at Delhi on 22.08.2019.

As per the earlier conciliation, held on 26.07.2019, the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) conducted one more conciliation today the 22.08.2019, on the issue of non-payment of wages to contract workers in BSNL. The RLC(C) informed the union representatives that, as per his earlier decision, he personally met Shri P.K.Purwar,CMD,BSNL on 6th August,2019 and persuaded for payment of wages to contract workers in BSNL. The CMD,BSNL assured him for some payment. Thereafter, the CLC(C), Shri Ranjan Verma wrote D.O. letter to CMD,BSNL on 16.08.2019 for payment of wages. According to the RLC, at this stage, the union can file case under MW act with the central labour authority in respective areas to take legal action. BSNLEU was represented by Com.Swapan Chakraborty,Dy.GS and Com. M. Vijayakumar,AGS. No body from Management Side attended the conciliation.