Monday, February 13, 2012

FEBRUARY, 28th –POSTAL JCA-CHARTER OF DEMANDS

PART-A

1. Concrete measures to contain price rise

2. Concrete measures for linkage of employment protection with the concession/incentive package offered to the entrepreneurs,

3. Strict enforcement of all basic labour laws without any exception or exemption and stringent punitive measures for violation of labour laws.

4. Universal social security cover for the unorganized sector workers without any restriction

5. Creation of a National Social Security Fund with adequate resources in line with the recommendation, of NCEUS and Parliamentary Standing Committees on Labour, Stoppage of disinvestment in Central and State PSUs, the Central Trade Unions also demand immediate action by the Govt. of India to en sure:-

6. No Contractorisatlon of work of permanent/perennial nature and payment of wages and benefits to the contract workers at the same rate as available to the regular workers of the Industry/establishment

7. Amendment of Minimum Wages Act to ensure universal coverage irrespective of the schedules and fixation of statutory minimum wage at not less than Rs 10,000/-,

8. Remove the ceilings on payment and eligibility of Bonus, Provident Fund; Increase the quantum of gratuity.

9. Scrap PFRDA Bill/New Pension Scheme; Ensure pension for all.

10 Compulsory registration of trade unions within a period of 45 days and immediate ratification of ILO conventions 87 and 98.

PART-B

1. Stop downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation, coporatorisation and privatization of Governmental functions

2. Fill up all vacant posts and create posts on functional requirements

3. Regularize the GDS, daily rated workers, contingent and casual workers by brining about a definite scheme of regularization.

4. Remove restriction imposed on compassionate appointment ( end the discrimination on compassionate appointment between the Railway workers and other CGEs).

5. Settle all items of anomalies (including the MACP related anomalies) raised in the National and Departmental Anomaly committees within a fixed time frame of two months.

6. Raise the interest rate for GPF. Revise the OTA and Night duty allowance and stitching and clothing rates of uniforms

7.. Merge DA with Pay for all purposes including pension as and when the DA rates croses the 50% mark.--