On June 17th 2007 a new kind of coming together happend in Chennai. It was the day were seven trade unions affliated to Building and Wood Workers Interational (BWI-www.bwint.org) came together for the bring better social security to the Construction & Allied Workers as well as the Unorgnaized workers. Seven Unions- AIKTMS, INRLF,RWO,SGEU,UNIFRONT,TMKTS and TMKTMS.
On the whole these seven trade unions represented more than 5 lac workers in the state of Tamilnadu. The Federation was inaguarated by the State Minister for Labour Welfare Thiru.Th.Mo.Anbarasan. The function was graced by Mr.G.Kalan, General Secretary, Tamilnadu INTUC, Mr.R.Krishnasami, President, Tamilnadu Congress Committee, Mr.Vishnu Prasad, MLA, Mr.Rama.Suganthan.
Speaking on the occassion the National Coorinator of ILO Sister.Susamma Varghees wished that this federation work for the better and faster availbilty of social security for the construction , unorgnaized and rural workers. She also hinted this federation not to look in tamilnadu alone but also to consolidate other unions in whole of India.
Mr.Rajeev Sharma, Project Director, BWI, Delhi speaking on the occassion that this federation will indeed work not only on the Social Security but also on the Skill Training and Upgradtion of the construction workers in the State.
Mr.Nallamuthu, General Secretary, SGEU asked the workers to be more vigilant in working in the site and asked the state goverment to immplement and monitor the Site Safety Rules framed by the Goverment.
Mr.Pon.Kumar, General Secretary, TMKTMS asked the workers to be more vigilant in identifying the culprints who act as the trade union once in a blue moon and cheats the workers in enrolling in the welfare boards. He also wanted the goverment to bring in a system were by the enrollment are done by the Goverment approved Trade Unions just like in orgnaized sector their by eliminating the bogus trade unions.
Mr.Paneer Selvam, General Secretary, AIKTMS asked the Goverment to provide same welfare schemes when the worker is involoved in an accident or dies while working in an another state. He wanted the goverment to bring in mass awarness on using Asbestos and proceed in a Phased Manner to Ban Asbestos completely.
In the Meeting Mr.Paneer Selvam announced the Office Bearers for the federaion
1 Mr.Paneer Selvam - President
2.Mr.Vazahapadi R.Karnan - General Secretary
3.Mr.V.K.Nallamuthu - Vice President
4.Mr.A.Ram - Vice President
5.Mr.K.M.Rathnam - Secretary
6.Mr.S.Subhu - Secretary
7.Mr.Pon Kumar - Executive Committee Member
Thiru.Th.Mo.Anbarasan, Minister of Labour assured the participants that goverment will take actions on what the speakers have said and also made detail presentation on the goverment welfare board schemes that has been distributed by his goverment. He also said that Ministry is taking steps to issue counter slip while the workers files for his claims. He assured that the his ministry will take all steps in bringing a Safe and Secure working environment for Workers.
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