India : APWD workers Union postpones Indefinite Strike following Settlement
The Andaman Sarvajanik Nirman Vibhag Mazdoor Sangh (CITU) has postponed the indefinite strike of the workers of APWD which was scheduled to begin on 10th August, 2016 to protest against the
The decision to postpone the strike was taken by the Union following a series of meetings the representatives of the Union had with the Chief Secretary, Secretary (Labour) and Chief Engineer, APWD, the outcome of which led to a formal settlement between the Union and the APWD in presence of the Labour Commissioner.
Addressing the hundreds of workers of APWD who gathered at Tiranga Park on 11th August, 2016, Shri B. Chandrachoodan, President of the Andaman Sarvajanik Nirman Vibhag Mazdoor Sangh explained in detail the settlement reached between the Union and the APWD and said that the Administration has agreed to implement the order of the Govt. of India as soon as the funds for the same is available in the Budget. Shri Bishnupada Ray, MP, who also taken up the demand of the Union with various authorities in the Govt. of India and A & N Administration, came to the Tiranga Park and interacted with the workers gathered there. About 4500 daily rated mazdoors are working in various Divisions of APWD from Campbell Bay to Diglipur. The Union had conducted a series of campaign among the workers and general public about the demand of the Union to implement the above order of the Govt. of India.