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Labour Day in Hubballi

Hubballi: Labour organisations celebrated Labour Day (May Day) by organising a gathering and cutting a cake on the corporation premises in Hubballi on Thursday. An awareness meeting was also conducted on free legal services . Earlier, the corporation civic workers paid floral tributes to the photo of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at Gandhi Market, Hubballi. Karnataka State Law University law students Albert Jasper and Nandan U raised awareness among the civil servants about the facilities available to them from the govt, the provisions of the Labour Act, and the legal aid and facilities available from the Legal Services Authority. The wages to be paid to civil servants, ESI, PF, labour law facilities, rest houses, clean drinking water and medical facilities are all human rights, they were told. Even in the modern era, the practice of untouchability is a disgrace to civil society. A struggle should be organised to eliminate this, and legal assistance should be sought, he said. Dharwad district SC/ST pourakarmikara-naukara sangha, Vijay Guntral, and others were present. Karnataka Rajya Kattada-Asanghatita Karmika Vakkuta celebrated Labour Day and felicitated workers on the railway station premises, Hubballi. District president Shivanand Asuti and others were present.