The State executive body meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor Manch (BJMM) was held here on Tuesday. Senior BJP leader Rama Chandra Panda was chief guest while the meeting was chaired by the State convener of BJMM E Jaya Gopal Patra.
Inspired by the ideologies and pro-workers policy of the BJP led Central Government, the party started its labor-wing organisation BJMM on March 27, 2013. Dr Mahesh Sharma is its national president. The aim is to provide a platform to laborers of unorganised sectors at the grassroots.
Addressing the mediapersons in its first State level meeting, convener Patra said that the expansion programme of the Manch would be taken up on three-phased basis which includes expansion of Manch by inducting new labour unions to its fold; providing training to workers; and organising the Manch activities by the trained laborers.
Rama Chandra Panda said that the Manch will work for the benefit of the labor forces of unorganized sectors and will fight for their genuine rights. Besides, the Manch will also ensure to expedite the functioning of the industries in Ganjam district like ,Tata Steel, Titanium Plant, regularisation of Gopalpur and Dhamara Ports, etc in prescribed time frame and will safeguard the labour force from exploitation by these industries, Panda added.