The Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) State youth wing has demanded that the State Government bring out a whitepaper on the number of educated unemployed Odia youths appointed in various industries in the State.
At an executive meeting held here on Sunday, INTUC State youth wing president Satyabrata Nayak demanded minimum Rs 15,000 monthly remuneration to contract labourers working at various organisations and employment to eligible local youths by industries. INTUC State vice-president Banalata Mishra spoke on various problems faced by young labourers and their solutions.
INTUC State president Rama Chandra Khuntia joined as chief guest and spoke on the increasing farmers’ suicide in the State. He demanded that the State Government immediately provide Rs 10 lakh compensation and minimum pension of Rs 4,000 to families of farmers, who have committed suicide this year. He also demanded irrigation facilities to all farm lands, waive of all loans and sanction loans to the farmers within two months at one per cent interest rate.