Tamil Nadu circle contract workers on 3 day strike, demanding payment of wage arrears.

The entire BSNL contract workers of Tamil Nadu circle have started a 3 day strike, commencing from today the 26th September, 2019. The call is given by the Tamil Nadu Telecom Contract Workers Union (TNTCWU). The demands of the strike are immediate payment of wage arrears of the past 8 months and withdrawal of the Corporate Office orders on retrenchment of the contract workers, as well as reduction of their working hours. The strike is total in Tamil Nadu since 100% of the BSNL contract workers have joined with strike. The striking workers have organised demonstrations in many places. Further, they are also meeting the Hon’ble Members of the Parliament and submitting memorandum to them. They also met Com.Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary, CPI(M) who is on a visit to Puducherry, and submitted a memorandum to him.