India : Petrol bunk staff call off stir
The indefinite strike by workers of petrol bunks and gas agencies in the district was called off on Thursday following talks between trade union leaders and representatives of the associations of
The strike since February 13 ended after the owners of petrol bunks and gas agencies agreed to pay minimum wages and other benefits as per the notification issued by the State government fixing the minimum wages and benefits of workers in shops and other commercial establishments.
With retrospective effect
The revised wages and benefits would be paid to the workers with retrospective effect from December 21, 2016 when the notification had been issued.
Pay hike
With this the workers in petrol bunks and gas agencies would have a wage hike of Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 2,000 a month.
Additional District Magistrate E. Muhammad Yusuf, District Labour Officer Ajayakumaran, and District Labour Officer (Enforcement) Baby Castro also attended the talks.