A GMR Kamalanga labour contractor, Melco India, finally disbursed retrenchment compensation to its labourers after activist Er Debashisha Hota moved court on behalf of the labourers.
On September 30 last, Melco India had retrenched nearly 60 labourers without giving proper notice to them. The labourers approached the GMR Kamalanga top officials a number of times but of no avail. The DLO and the DLC did not listen to their pleadings.
However, after they brought the matter to the notice of Er Hota on December 30, the latter filed a case before the DLO along with all records demanding retrenchment compensation of Rs13, 56, 284, which was finally disbursed by the company.
Er Hota thanked Melco India for giving the compensation to its employees within a record time of only two months of filing the case. Other industries should follow suit or else, labour agitation will be intensified, Er Hota threatened.