24th
February 2012
Dear friends,
CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS
CALL FOR
GENERAL STRIKE ON 28TH
FEBRUARY 2012
The National Convention of Workers held at New
Delhi on 7th September 2011 was a historic occasion where all the Central Trade Unions - BMS,
INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, AICCTU, UTUC, TUCC - came together along with
Independent Federations from Railways, Defence, Banking, Insurance, Medical
Representatives, Civil Aviation, Telecom, Central Government employees, State
Government employees and other sectors. The convention rightly noted that there
should be a stop to the neo-liberal policies of the government in order to
secure jobs and the rights to the workers. Bharatiya Kamgar Sena also came out
with a call to join the nation-wide strike.
The
Demands of the workers focused in the Convention were:
1)
Concrete measures to control price rise
2) Creation
of jobs
3) Strict
enforcement of basic labour laws
4)
Universal social security for workers in unorganized sector
5) Stop
disinvestment of profit making PSUs
6) Stop
contractorisation of work of permanent nature and till then to pay the wages
and benefits at the same rate as available to the regular workers
7)
Amendment of Minimum Wages Act to ensure universal coverage and fixation of
statutory minimum wage at Rs.10,000 per month with indexation
8)
Removal of all ceilings on Bonus, and increase in the quantum of Gratuity
9)
Assured Pension for all
The National Convention also expressed its
serious concern over the rampant corruption all around and the generation of
black-money in the economy and demanded change in the economic policies to
eradicate and prevent corruption and demanded the bringing back of the black
money stashed abroad.
On 2nd December, 2011
the Central Trade Unions again met at Delhi
and decided to call for a nation-wide GENERAL
STRIKE ON THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2012
to
press for these demands of the workers.
LIC employees who are in continuous struggle to
protect the public sector insurance industry, are aware that the policies of
liberalisation and privatization can be defeated only through a sustained
united struggle of the working class.
The field force of LIC including the
Development Officers and agents have also been fighting against the stifling
conditionalities being imposed by the government and IRDA. We oppose these
conditionalities which are impacting the marketing force and consequently the
LIC.
Hence, we
appeal to all the insurance employees across the country to participate in the
preparations for the general strike in a concerted manner along with other
unions, culminating in a successful strike action on 28th February 2012.
General Secretary
National Federation of Insurance Field Workers of India
General Secretary
All India Insurance Employees’ Association
General Secretary
All India
LIC Employees’ Federation
General Secretary
National Organisation of Insurance Workers (BMS)
General Secretary
All India
National Life Insurance Employees’ Federation (INTUC)
General Secretary
Bharatiya Vima Kamgar Sena
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