A delegation of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) State unit led by its president Dr Ram Chandra Khuntia submitted a memorandum to Governor Dr SC Jamir on Tuesday on various issues.
The delegation demanded use of Odia in all Government offices, courts, recruitment tests and national test for admission into medical science.
Besides, it demanded complete ban of drugs in the State, Rs 18,000 as minimum wage, registration of construction workers within 45 days of applying, payment of all their pending dues, no political intervention in providing grant from the Construction Workers Welfare Fund, inclusion of about 1.5 crore unorganised workers in social welfare schemes, hiking retirement age of the workers in private organisations to 60 years and regularisation of all sorts of contract employees.
The delegation included Kishore Jena, Haris Gourang, Madan Mohan Dhal, Banalata Mishra, Syamsundar Mohapatra, Saytabrata Nayak, Pranati Mishra, Binapani Samal, Bijaya Dwivedi, Jayakrushna Malli and Manas Ranjan Kar.