State office of BRMGSS opened
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 29 2023:
The State office of Bharatiya Railway Mall Godam Shramik Sangh (BRMGSS) has been opened at Khurai Thangjam Leikai in Imphal East district on Wednesday.
BRMGSS 'rashtriya prabhari' Manoranjan Kumar Paswan inaugurated the office in the presence of 'state unit president Pravin Maisnam and Manipur in-charge K Abungcha.
According to Pravin Maisnam, BRMGSS is a labourers' union with presence in every state of the country where there is railway reach.
It has around 7.5 lakh members including 300 from the state.
The union is demanding the government to provide benefits similar to those given to government employees and registration of members is under process.
Once the registration process is completed, they believe that the Central government will recognise it as an authorised body, he opined.
While stating that labourers are working under different contractors as of now and as a result, they are facing several inconveniences, Pravin also informed that a national conference is Underway bn Wednesday to discuss the issues and address the challenges faced by the labourers.