Times
of India: Chandigarh: Sunday, 19 April 2015.
More than a
decade old struggle demanding abolition of contract labour system at PGI, which
started in 1996, came to an end after the central government issued gazette
notification prohibiting engagement of contract labour.
Earlier, the
Central Advisory Contract Labour Board - which is the only statutory authority
under Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act - had recommended
abolition of contract labour at PGI in its 84th meeting held last year on a
petition filed by PGI Employees Union.
"There
has been unreasonable delay in issuing gazette notification. Therefore, on
October last year, the PGI Contract Workers Union filed a RTI application to
know its status. It was informed under RTI that after finalization of the case
and publication of notification, the requisite information may be provided but
in vain," said Ashwani Munjal, president of the PGI union.
On March, the
union filed first appeal under RTI which came up for hearing recently at New
Delhi. "Though, the gazette notification was issued by central government
on December 12, 2014, it came to light after the first appeal under RTI
Act," said Munjal.
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