Wipro staffers protest transfer to Baddi

Solan, August 3

As many as 150 employees of the Wipro Limited today sat on a dharna, outside the company premises, at Jharmajri in the Barotiwala industrial area, after they were disallowed from entering the building. A notice pasted outside the gate stated that they had been transferred to the other unit in Baddi.

The employees contended that the management had backed out of a written understanding applicable till December, and they had been directed to shift now. They also sat outside the office of the Labour Officer in Baddi and shouted slogans against the management.

Union president Vicky said, “Employees were greeted with a closed gate. A notice was pasted outside the company gate, when we arrived here in the morning for work.”

The employees demanded a long-term settlement and refused to join the other unit till their demand was met. Labout Officer Manish Karol said they would amicably resolve the dispute. — TNS