Retrenchment of 15,000 contract workers sparks unrest in Odisha, BMS seeks CM’s intervention
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has called for intervention from Odisha's Chief Minister following the retrenchment of over 15,000 contract workers. The layoffs, primarily in the power sector, have led to significant socio-economic distress for affected families. The BMS is demanding a halt to the layoffs and the reinstatement of workers, citing potential risks to power maintenance and legal violations in the retrenchment process.
- ▪The BMS has urged the Chief Minister to intervene in the industrial crisis caused by the retrenchment of contract workers.
- ▪Conciliatory talks between BMS leadership and the Deputy Chief Minister failed to yield satisfactory results.
- ▪The union claims that the layoffs could lead to prolonged power outages and have pushed families into financial distress.
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The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), the labour wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to immediately intervene in what it described as a worsening industrial crisis triggered by the retrenchment of more than 15,000 contract and outsourced workers across the State, particularly in power and industrial sectors.In a representation submitted to Mr. Majhi, the BMS said conciliatory talks held on Sunday (May 24) between its leadership and Deputy Chief Minister and Power Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo had failed to produce any “meaningful or satisfactory” outcome. Odisha bars labour work during peak heat hours“These mass retrenchments have completely shattered the socio-economic fabric of thousands of families across Odisha.
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