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The Hindu
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Congress unions seek benefits for MGNREGS workers
Employees' unions owing allegiance to the Congress organised a protest in front of the Secretariat on Wednesday accusing the Left Democratic Front government of pushing the welfare of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme workers to the back burner. Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan, who inaugurated the protest, demanded that the government increase the number of working days to a minimum of 200 per year and also bring the workers under the ambit of the social welfare and security net. He demanded that the government institute ESI and EPF pensions for the workers, a majority of whom are women from the lowest economic strata in society. INTUC State president R. Chandrasekharan led the march. KPCC president Sunny Joseph, MLA P.C. Vishnunath, and INTUC district president V.R. Pratapan spoke.
The Hindu
05-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
UDFT seeks people's support for national strike
UDFT, a collective of trade unions affiliated to the United Democratic Front (UDF), has said that around 64 crore workers in the country are facing a nightmarish life. Addressing the media here on Saturday (July 5, 2025), INTUC State president and UDFT chairperson R. Chandrasekharan sought the whole-hearted cooperation of people for the 24-hour-long national strike called by UDFT on July 9. 'The Union government has turned the Labour department into a mere scarecrow. Layoffs have become widespread. Public sector undertakings and airports are being sold to corporates,' he said. Mr. Chandrasekharan accused the Central and State governments of exploiting workers alike. The strike has been called raising 17 demands, including the scrapping of the four labour codes, declare ₹27,900 as minimum wages, declare basic pay and Dearness Allowance to ASHA and anganwadi workers and palliative care and literacy preraks, withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment Bill, and increasing corporate tax and income tax of the wealthy.
