A three-day conference of the All India Mine Workers Federation held at Brajrajnagar in Jharsuguda district concluded on Sunday.
Addressing the gathering, All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta said the unity of working class is the need of the hour to protect the larger interest of the workers and underlined the need to fight against the Union Government's anti-workers policy.
“All trade unions should come forward to fight against the Modi Government's policy which is conducive for corporates and the larger interest of working class people,” he added.
leaders from all over the country participated and exchanged their views in the conference. later, the policy decisions taken were disclosed to newsmen by AITUC president Ramendra Kumar at a Press meet.
The federation also opposed privatisation of 30 per cent coal industry by the Central Government. It demanded equal pay for
equal work, construction of a bridge at Kanabaga as per assurance by the MCl, employment to displaced villagers by the Hirakud Dam project, opening of Orient Paper Mill and payment of arrears to its workers as per directions of the labour department etc.
The workers threatened that they would be forced launch an intense agitation in coming days, if their demands are not met.