Employees against privatisation of firms in Haryana

Tribune News Service

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Panchkula, August 9

A demonstration was held today at Major Sandeep Sankhla Memorial in Sector 2 here on a call given by trade unions and numerous independent federations of employees.

They were protesting against “the privatisation of state-owned firms, bid to weaken labour laws, retrenchment of employees and deduction in allowances”.

The protest was organised under the banner of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and Haryana Sarv Karamchari Sangh. Even ASHA workers took part in the protest demanding 50 per cent incentives during the prevailing situation of Covid-19.

Savita Malik of the Haryana Sarva Karamchari Sangh and CITU state secretary Virendra Singh alleged the present government’s policies were against the rights of employees, labourers, farmers and even the general public.

“Public departments are being privatised, labour laws are being weakened to benefit capitalists, farmers are under distress, prices of petrol and diesel have skyrocketed, employees’ allowances are being deducted,” they said.