Ranchi: Strike in the form of indefinite shutdown in Heavy Engineering Corporation LimitedhecAs Ranchi entered its 36th day, around 3,000 workers on Thursday decided to gherao the PSU’s corporate headquarters in Dhurwa, Ranchi on January 10 to press for immediate payment of wages.
The employees of HEC are on an indefinite strike since December 2, 2021, demanding payment of unpaid wages for the last six months. The strike has resulted in complete shutdown of all three HEC plants and completely disrupted production and distribution schedules.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Congress-led HEC Bachao Sangharsh Samiti held at the residence of former Union Minister Subodh Kant. Help, on Thursday. All the eight registered trade unions operating in HEC have unanimously decided to extend their support to the January 10 gherao.
“HEC employees are going without pay from July 2021. Since the proposed January 10 gherao is in the interest of workers, we have decided to go ahead completely. We have decided to block the main road leading to HEC headquarters. Since many State Government Offices like Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Limited and State Secretariat project building And Engineers Bhawan “Situated down the road, all these offices will also be paralyzed by our blockade,” Bhawan Singh, president of CITU-affiliated Hatia Mazdoor Sangh, told TOI.
“We once again appeal to the Congress, which is part of the ruling JMM-led government in Jharkhand, to come forward to help the HEC and its workers without any further delay,” Singh said, adding that the workers The strike will continue. Until an amicable settlement is reached. Addressing the workers, Sahai said he would leave for New Delhi on Friday to hold talks with the Union Cabinet Secretary on the HEC standoff.
The employees of HEC are on an indefinite strike since December 2, 2021, demanding payment of unpaid wages for the last six months. The strike has resulted in complete shutdown of all three HEC plants and completely disrupted production and distribution schedules.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Congress-led HEC Bachao Sangharsh Samiti held at the residence of former Union Minister Subodh Kant. Help, on Thursday. All the eight registered trade unions operating in HEC have unanimously decided to extend their support to the January 10 gherao.
“HEC employees are going without pay from July 2021. Since the proposed January 10 gherao is in the interest of workers, we have decided to go ahead completely. We have decided to block the main road leading to HEC headquarters. Since many State Government Offices like Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Limited and State Secretariat project building And Engineers Bhawan “Situated down the road, all these offices will also be paralyzed by our blockade,” Bhawan Singh, president of CITU-affiliated Hatia Mazdoor Sangh, told TOI.
“We once again appeal to the Congress, which is part of the ruling JMM-led government in Jharkhand, to come forward to help the HEC and its workers without any further delay,” Singh said, adding that the workers The strike will continue. Until an amicable settlement is reached. Addressing the workers, Sahai said he would leave for New Delhi on Friday to hold talks with the Union Cabinet Secretary on the HEC standoff.
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