Sangareddy: CITU demands Rs 42,000 minimum salary for industrial workers

CITU leaders led by state president Chukka Ramulu staged a rally from Pashamylaram to Isnapur Cross Road, demanding a Rs 42,000 minimum salary, a 10 per cent salary hike, Dasara bonuses and employment benefits under GO No. 6.

Sangareddy: CITU leaders have demanded that industrial managements increase the minimum salaries paid to workers to Rs 42,000 in accordance with the guidelines framed under GO No. 6. CITU leaders, led by state president Chukka Ramulu, took out a rally from the Pashamylaram industrial area to Isnapur Cross Road on Thursday, demanding that industrial managements pay Dasara bonuses to workers in accordance with GO No. 6.

Referring to the GO, Chukka Ramulu said that industries were required to pay increased salaries from June 1, but none of them was implementing the guidelines properly, exposing the managements’ lack of commitment to employee welfare. Even if workers were already being paid minimum salaries, the CITU leaders said that industries must increase salaries by 10 per cent. He also demanded that industrial managements provide PF, ESI and other benefits to workers in accordance with the government’s recommendations.

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He said that they were organising a “Chalo Hyderabad” programme on October 25 and another nationwide protest in New Delhi on December 1, 2 and 3 to achieve their demands. CITU leaders Athimela Manik, P Panduranga Reddy, VS Raju, Pradeep, Talarai Srinivasa Raju and others were present.