Representatives of various trade unions submitted memorandums to Union minister for mines and steel, Narendra Singh Tomar, demanding that disinvestment and outsourcing of work from Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) be stopped by the central government.
At the same time, the trade union leaders urged the steel minister to ensure that captive mines are allocated to the shore-based steel plant in the city.
All India Steel Workers Federation (AISWF) additional general secretary D Adinarayana demanded that safety precautions be strictly adhered to in steel plants, particularly in the expansion units of both, the SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) plant and RINL. "The minimum wage for contract labour should be Rs 15,000 and dearness allowance should be increased on a quarterly basis like it is done for regular workers in steel plants," he said, adding that 50% arrears of the 2012 wage revision should be paid immediately by the steel plant managements. He also demanded that the pension scheme and house rent allowance on revised basic pay be paid immediately.
AITUC leaders, in their memorandum, sought merging of NMDC with RINL for assured iron ore supply and to reduce the cost of production as iron ore is the major raw material in steel making. AITUC also urged the minister to consider providing employment to dependent children of an employee, who falls sick due to chronic diseases such as cancer, paralysis among others.
Also, AITUC pointed out that at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, around 3,000 employees have superannuated in the past few years and another 1,000 employees are about to retire in the coming one year. "They are eagerly awaiting the new pension scheme," said Adinarayana, who is also the general secretary of Visakha Steel Workers' Union, which is affiliated to AITUC, urging the minister to finalize the scheme and implement it immediately.
Noting that unlike other steel plants, RINL is located in the corporation limits, AITUC leaders said that HRA at 20% on the revised basic should be provided to non-executive employees without any further delay.
Meanwhile, YSR Steel Employees Congress Union (YSRSECU) leaders demanded that VSP provide three to five tonne of steel at production cost to every employee and one tonne of steel free of cost as a one-time measure for house construction. YSRECU leaders demanded that manpower be increased according to the requirements of various departments in VSP.
Source: TOI
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