CITU raises concern over wage stagnation, announces protest over fuel price hikes

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Andhra Pradesh Committee raised concerns connected Wednesday implicit a slew of issues, demanding the Centre’s involution successful the State’s labour and concern policies.

The national called for a Statewide protestation connected Friday against the surge successful prices of petroleum and cooking state and planned to intensify agitations done June and July.

‘Benefited corporates’

CITU State president Ch. Narsinga Rao and caput R.K.S.V. Kumar condemned the State and Central governments for prioritising firm interests implicit the payment of the workforce.

The national enactment criticised the State authorities for allocating robust ore mines successful Prakasam territory to Jindal Steel, portion ignoring the long-standing request for captive mines for the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP).

Meanwhile, the committee expressed interest implicit the systematic privatisation of VSP’s halfway operations, citing the transportation of the Sinter Plant to the Tata group.

₹900 cr. wage arrears

The national besides highlighted the management’s nonaccomplishment to code ₹900 crore successful wage arrears and the unresolved dues of employees who opted for the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). The leaders besides stated that the wages for workers crossed 75 scheduled sectors person remained stagnant for 15 years, portion ostentation has pushed the outgo of indispensable goods to unsustainable levels.

Mr. Kumar noted that portion neighbouring States similar Telangana and Karnataka person implemented important wage hikes, the State authorities has failed to supply alleviation to workers. He reiterated the request to acceptable the minimum monthly wage of ₹26,000 for each State workers.

The committee besides raised alarm implicit the shifting of the Visakhapatnam airdrome to Bhogapuram and the reorganisation of the South Coast Railway Zone, which they assertion disproportionately benefits backstage entities and neighbouring States astatine the outgo of North Andhra’s development.