Sit in protest staged
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 12 2018:
Bhartiya Nigam Karamchari Sangh (BKNKS) Regional Committee Manipur organised a sit in potest at FCI Regional Office, Old Assembly road today, demanding immediate payment of wages for FCI's Category III and IV employees.
Speaking to media persons, BKNKS Regional Committee Manipur regional secretary Thokchom Rahul Meitei said that the nationwide day long dharna has been observed by FCI Regional Committee Manipur due to the failure of the FCI management to provide wages of Category III and IV employees from January last year.
As a follow up, dharnas will be held at FCI Zonal Offices on June 19 and a six member team from Manipur will go to Guwahati to take part in the protest, he added.
On June 22, a nationwide dharna will be observed at FCI HQ at New Delhi.
Then from June 25 to July 15, a work to rule protest will be carried out where the employees will refuse to work from more than the office timings.
On July 12 and 13, a two days country wide strike will also be carried out, he added.
He further explained that the said agitations are all for the first phase.
From the second phase, indefinite strike will also be included, the regional secretary claimed.