Retrenchment of contract workers – the Regional Labour Commissioner (C), Chennai, directs the CGM, Tamil Nadu circle, to maintain status quo.

The BSNL Corporate Office has issued instruction to all the Chief General Managers for the retrenchment of the contract workers, even without paying their 14 month wage arrears. The Tamil Nadu Telecom Contract Workers Union is conducting a series of struggles, opposing the retrenchment and demanding payment of the wage arrears. The Tamil Nadu Telecom Contract Workers Union has raised a dispute in this connection with the Regional Labour Commissioner (C), Chennai. The RLC(C), Chennai, has issued directions to the CGM, Tamil Nadu circle, to maintain status quo, as per Section 33 of the ID Act, 1947.