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Srinagar: A eight-member delegation of Government Employees, Casual and informal workers of Jammu and Kashmir led convenor of TUCC J&K and General Secretary JK-EJAC Syed Ghulam Rasool Geelani, and under the leadership of National General Secretary TUCC and Member ESIC, Government of India S P Tiwari on Wednesday met Secretary to Union Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India (GoI), Sunil Barthwal at his office Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi.
The delegation raised the issue of minimum wages and its revision at regular intervals, coverage in ESIC and EPFO in favour of all the categories of temporary and casual workers including NYC’s and vocational academic instructors working in skill development and ITI sector. The issue of their phase wise regularization was also discussed in the high-level meeting attended by two senior Joint Secretaries of the labour ministry along with additional chief commissioner Central.
The delegation met the Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav at his residence 9 Motilal Nehru Marg New Delhi.
National Trade Union Leader S P Tiwari briefed the Union Minister about the hardships faced by temporary casual workers in the J&K Union Territory administration.
Syed Ghulam Rasool Geelani highlighted the role of all the wings of the Forest department especially Social Forestry in implementing the Green India Mission initiated by the Government of India to combat climate change. Geelani demanded the removal of pay anomalies in the different wings of the forest department and necessary amendments in the recruitment rules of the Social Forestry Department to create avenues of promotions for newly re-designated Junior Malis.
The Union Minister assured the delegation that he will look into the demands raised by the delegation and direct the concerned authorities for favourable consideration.
The other prominent members who were in the delegation and took part in the discussions included Molvi Nazir Ahmed, Mohammad Yousuf Wani, Karan Singh, Barkat Ali, Basharat Ali and others.
