Platform of 10 Central Trade Unions tell the government to stop privatisation of PSUs and government services to the private..

The platform of 10 Central Trade Unions met Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister, yesterday, in connection with the pre-budget consultations. In the meeting, the Central Trade Unions have told  the Central Government to immediately roll-back the policies of privatisation, disinvestment and sale of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and government services to the private. They demanded that, the Central Government should address the unemployment issue, fill up sanctioned vacant posts in the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Government departments, lift the ban on creating new posts, end outsourcing and contractualisation of jobs, increase the number of days under MGNREGA to 200 days with the wage increase to Rs.600/- per day and launch a new Urban Employment Guarantee Policy. 

[ Courtesy: The Hindu dated 07-01-2025 ]