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BMS to hold nationwide demos on Aug 17 for worker demands
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) will hold demonstrations across India on 17 August to press for long-pending worker demands, PTI reported. The trade union's Central Executive Council, which met in Ranchi in…
The Story in Brief
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) will hold demonstrations across India on 17 August to press for long-pending worker demands, PTI reported. The trade union's Central Executive Council, which met in Ranchi in late July, has directed its 28 state units and 42 industrial federations to organise rallies and submit memorandums to the prime minister, finance minister and labour minister.
Key demands include raising the minimum pension under the Employee Pension Scheme to Rs 7,500 and linking it with variable dearness allowance, increasing the EPF ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 30,000, and raising the ESI ceiling from Rs 21,000 to Rs 42,000. The BMS is also opposing the Industrial Relations Code and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, calling them anti-worker.
The Indian Opinion
The BMS has a long list of asks, but the government will point to the new labour codes as a done deal. The real test is whether the Centre engages on the pension and EPF ceiling hikes, which affect millions of formal and informal workers directly. With a general election approaching, the BMS has leverage, but its RSS affiliation cuts both ways. A concrete number to watch: will the government concede even the Rs 7,500 minimum pension, or call it unaffordable?
Source: livemint.com
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