Talks fail,workers to continue strike

Workers of more than 100 power-loom units of Shakti Nagar,Gushala road,Kashmir Nagar,Madhopuri and Moti Nagar will continue their strike after talks between union leaders,industrialists and assistant labour commissioner R K Garg failed to reach a breakthrough.

Written by Express News Service
Ludhiana | September 23, 2011 01:49 AM IST

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Workers of more than 100 power-loom units of Shakti Nagar,Gushala road,Kashmir Nagar,Madhopuri and Moti Nagar will continue their strike after talks between union leaders,industrialists and assistant labour commissioner R K Garg failed to reach a breakthrough. The workers have been striking since Wednesday. They are demanding a hike in per piece rate and want the implementation of labour laws. The protest is being led by the Karkhana Mazdoor union. The workers at the moment earn between Rs 150 and 200 per day while we want a 25 per cent hike in per piece rate and if the worker does his job beyond 8 hours,he should be paid over time,said Rajwinder Singh,who is leading the protest.