Hunger strike launched against wage denial

K.P. Reji, State president of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ), observed a 24-hour accelerated successful beforehand of the caput bureau of Madhyaman regular astatine Vellimadukunnu successful Kozhikode territory connected Monday (February 16), alleging wage denial and anti-worker policies by the management.

The protestation received enactment from commercialized national activists and journalists from assorted media organisations, who gathered astatine the venue to explicit solidarity. The protestation was inaugurated by K. T. Kunhikannan, Director of the Kozhikode-based Keluettan Study and Research Centre.

Speaking connected the occasion, Mr. Kunhikannan alleged that the absorption was attempting to retrench employees by taking vantage of the labour codes introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said the workers’ agitation against specified measures would person enactment from Kerala’s broader civilian society.

KUWJ State wide caput Suresh Edappal outlined the reasons down the ongoing protest. INTUC District president K. Rajeev delivered the keynote address, portion Jaison Mathew, caput of the Kerala Newspaper Employees Federation (KNEF), presided implicit the inaugural meeting.

Leaders, including P. K. Nasser, State caput of the All India Trade Union Congress; T.M. Abdul Hameed, State vice president of KNEF; and Lolita, National Council subordinate of the Self-Employed Women’s Association, besides addressed the gathering.