The left-wing trade union Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) on Tuesday urged the Centre to withdraw the move to introduce “forcible” retirement plan for the employees of public sector undertakings (PSUs).
In a statement, CITU general secretary Tapan Sen said the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) is issuing direction on this regard in the name of “ensuring probity and efficacy”.
“CITU condemns such diabolic attack on the fundamental right of the employees and denial of natural justice. In fact, existing service rules of the CPSEs already contain enough provisions to review performance, efficiency, probity and efficacy of the employees with appropriate measures to improve or even punish, if required. The new regulation empowers the employers with unrestricted and arbitrary repressive powers to throw employees out of employment without any opportunity of self defence,” said Sen.
CITU urged the public sector workers to organize protest against such directives of DPE and also against the PSU managements.