Twenty-six employees of the Hindalco at Hirakud here in rank of supervisor staged a dharna in front of the company’s main gate on Sunday demanding reinstatement of their jobs back in the Hindalco. Notably, due to anomaly in coal block allocation, Hindalco lost the Talabira mines Chhattisgarh-based GMR Company in February this year. The GMR started operation here from April 1. When the GMR got the Talabira mines after bidding, the Hindalco Management had assured the employees not to get worried. But on April 1, a notification directed the company’s supervisory staffs to join the GMR, to which the latter were not ready to shift to the new company. The employees of lower rank were got shifted to the GMR, to which they had no option and objection.
Senior officers were also adjusted in Hindalco. But only we 26 staff remain at the suffering end like getting handed over to the GMR without having job security there,” said one Abhash Kumar Dixit. “We have brought the matter to the notice of the district administration. We have also intimated the Sambalpur District labour Officer (DlO). local MlA Dr Raseswari Panigrahi also visited the strike spot,” said another employee Ajay Mohanty, who hoped to get justice .