The Essar Steel Contract Workers’ Union held a meeting in front the plant here on Sunday and demanded immediate fulfilment of their demands.
The union urged the authorities to employ displaced families, ensure peripheral development, early disbursement of salaries to the local contract labourers which is pending against the company for last five months.
Union leader Sudhakar Mantry stated that the “anti-people attitude” of the company would not be tolerated.
He demanded that the company ensure a healthy environment, maintenance of river embankments and ash, smoke and dust control.
Among others, lawyer Amrut Das, Dharanidhar Swain, Pramod Jena and Bikash Ray spoke at the
meeting.