BMS calls nationwide protests on Aug 17 over pension, wages and labour codes

The
o ga isatio
has
asked
all
its
u its
ac oss
the
cou t y
to
hold
demo st atio s,
allies
a d
dha as

NEW
DELHI:
Bha atiya
Mazdoo
Sa gh
(BMS)
has
called
fo
atio wide
p otests
o
August
17
ove
a
a ge
of
pe di g
labou
issues,
i cludi g
highe
mi imum
pe sio ,
evisio
of
EPF
a d
ESI
wage
ceili gs,
esto atio
of
the
Old
Pe sio
Scheme
a d
cha ges
to
p ovisio s
of
the
ew
labou
codes.The
o ga isatio
has
asked
all
its
u its
ac oss
the
cou t y
to
hold
demo st atio s,
allies
a d
dha as
at
dist ict
headqua te s
a d
submit
memo a dums
to
the
P ime
Mi iste ,
fi a ce
mi iste
a d
labou
mi iste .
A
majo
p otest
is
pla ed
at
Ja ta
Ma ta
i
Delhi
f om
10am,
with
wo ke s
a d
ep ese tatives
of
BMS-affiliated
u io s
a d
fede atio s
expected
to
pa ticipate.Amo g
its
key
dema ds,
BMS
has
sought
a
i c ease
i
the
mi imum
pe sio
u de
EPS-95
to
Rs
7,500
a
mo th
a d
its
li kage
with
va iable
dea ess
allowa ce
a d
Ayushma
Bha at.
It
has
also
dema ded
that
the
ESI
wage
ceili g
be
doubled
f om
Rs
21,000
to
Rs
42,000
a d
the
EPF
ceili g
aised
f om
Rs
15,000
to
Rs
30,000.The
u io
has
sought
bo us
o
full
wages
i
li e
with
the
ew
labou
codes,
a
i c ease
i
the
wage
ceili g
used
fo
bo us
calculatio
a d
g atuity
based
o
30
days’
wages
i stead
of
15
days,
without
a y
uppe
limit.
It
has
also
dema ded
i flatio -li ked
mi imum
wages,
highe
ho o a ium
fo
a ga wadi,
ASHA,
mid-day
meal
a d
othe
scheme
wo ke s,
a d
equal
pay
fo
co t act
a d
outsou ced
wo ke s
doi g
the
same
wo k.

Othe
dema ds
i clude
a
five-day
wo k
week
i
ba ks,
filli g
vaca cies
i
gove me t
se vices
a d
public
establishme ts,
co ve i g
the
I dia
Labou
Co fe e ce
a d
esto i g
OPS.BMS
has
also
eite ated
its
oppositio
to
seve al
p ovisio s
of
the
I dust ial
Relatio s
Code
a d
the
Occupatio al
Safety,
Health
a d
Wo ki g
Co ditio s
Code,
a gui g
that
they
could
weake
wo ke s’
ights,
job
secu ity
a d
social
secu ity.
It
has
sought
fo mal
co sultatio s
betwee
the
Ce t e
a d
ce t al
t ade
u io s
befo e
ame dme ts
a e
made.The
o ga isatio
also
wa ts
the
Ce t e
a d
states
to
eco side
the
status
of
mo e
tha
o e
c o e
“scheme
wo ke s”,
sayi g
ma y
wo k
10-12
hou s
a
day
but
emai
outside
effective
labou -law
a d
social-secu ity
p otectio .