Baddi pharma firm workers strike work, want termination revoked

Tribune News Service

Solan, August 27

Employees of Morepen Laboratories at Bhud village in the Baddi industrial area, today, struck work in protest against termination of some workers and non-acceptance of their pending demands.

The employees raised a banner in the morning and sat on a protest at the gate of the company’s office.

They also handed over a memorandum of demands to the management and warned of intensifying the stir if their demands were not met.

Among the demands raised by them in the memorandum were the cancellation of termination of employees, regularisation of services of those who had been working for seven to 10 years and grant of 35 leaves in a year.

Manish Karol, Labour Officer, Baddi, said though some employees struck work around 11:30 am in protest against the non-fulfillment of their demands, he had not received any complaint from the workers of the Morepen Laboratories.

Other demands

In a memorandum submitted to the company management, the workers have also demanded the regularisation of services of those who have been working for seven to 10 years and 35 leaves in a year.