BMS to observe PENSION DAY on 1st August, 2012.
BMS to observe PENSION DAY on 1st August, 2012.
Pension has
become the prime problem for all categories of workers/employees.
Government has been discussing this issue of Pension Scheme-1995 since
2006. Committees were constituted but nothing could materialize till
date. It is to be noted that not a single paisa has been increased since
the year 2000 in spite of continuous increase in prices of all
commodities. Presently, some pensioners are getting only Rs.
12/- per month as pension due to the faulty formula. Therefore BMS
and other Central Trade Unions demanded for a minimum pension of
Rs. 3000/- p.m. linked with consumer price index. The Government’s
Committee recommended for Interim Pension as Rs. 1000/-p.m. Even this too
has not been considered. So, there is strong resentment among pensioners
under EPS-1995 and the prospective pensions.
Similarly, Government Employees
recruited after 2004 are barred from the usual pension scheme benefits as available
to the Government employees. The pension schemes for Banking
and LIC Employees are also in the same fate. It is astonishing to note
that MLAs, MPs and several others are drawing a minimum pension of Rs. 15,000/-
pm without contribution, but the workers are denied and
deprived of legitimate pension even though contributing to pension fund.
As such, resentment and discontentment is prevailing in the minds of all
categories of employees. Therefore, BMS has decided to observe
PENSION DAY on 1st August, 2012. Dharna and demonstrations
would be held on the DAY before all PF Offices and other working places of the
employees.
CALL FOR NATION WIDE AGITATION.
A meeting of all
Central Trade Unions was held today, i.e., 11th July, 2012 at BMS
Central Office. It was felt by all Unions that in spite of all
trade Union-united- industrial strike on 28th February, 2012
the Government did not resolve any of the basic issues of workers, i.e.,
providing Minimum Wages of Rs. 10,000/- pm for all categories of workers,
Social Security for all unorganized sector workers, regularizations of workmen
working as contract workers and workers of Anganwadi, Mid-day Meal,
Asha Karmi etc. and enhancing their payment at par with regular employees,
abolition of contract and casual, and outsourcing systems, strict
implementation of labour laws etc. Therefore the Central Trade Unions
resolved to launch Nationwide several agitational programmes
during 2012-13, covering the employees from Panhcayat level to Parliament
level. A National Convention on 4 September 2012 at New Delhi would mark the
beginning the year long agitation.
HINDUSTAN VICHAR
( National Magazine & Blog )
News Section (Delhi, India)
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