Wages not paid by Contractors, say labourers from Wangoo Tera Mamei Leikai
Source: The Sangai Express
Bishnupur, June 13 2019:
Wages of 18 labourers from Wangoo Tera Mamei Leikai and its adjoining areas have not been paid by their Contractor after they have work for the Contractor for two months, alledged the labourers while speaking with the media persons in press meet held at Wangoo Tera Mamei Ching today.
In the press meet, one the labourers alledged that they have been hired by the contractors Ningthoujam Somen of Awang Wabagai and Maimu from Senapati District to finish their wood works at Mapao Thangal village, Senapati District.
He added that that they have worked for the contractors for two months there from December 28, 2018.The Contractors then paid them Rs 1 lakh out of the total wages of Rs 2,38,557 earned in two months and assured to pay the remaining amount later, he said and added that they (Contractors) kept on postponing to pay their outstanding till now.
In view of the hardships faced by the daily wage labourers who survived on their meagre income, the labourers appeal the authority concerned as well as law enforcers to help them in extracting their wages from such crook contractors.