Author Archives: admin

OBSERVE PENSIONERS DAY BEFITTINGLY-NCCPA

PENSIONERS DAY ON 17.12.2015
 
REMEMBER COMRADE D.S.NAKARA AND THE HISTORIC JUDGMENT 
 
EDUCATE ALL TO DEFEND THE RIGHT TO PENSION AND PARITY OF PENSION BY UNIFYING ALL TO SAFEGUARD THE VICTORY OF NAKARA JUDGMENT
 
 

Dear Comrades,

This year 17th December “Pensioners Day” attains significance in the background of certain victory the Pensioners have achieved through the 7th Pay Commission recommendation towards Parity of Pension to the past and present pensioners. But the implementation of the recommendation with some modification to ensure the pension calculation to all Pre-2016 Pensioners based on the pay scale of the post or cadre from which the pensioner had retired. If this is accomplished then it would be a real progress in achieving what we have lost during the past years irrespective of Nakara Judgment.
The Pensioners must remember the pioneer work done by Comrade D.S.Nakara for getting the highest judiciary of the land give out a historic verdict in favour of right to pension by all Government Employees. The concept that pension was nothing but a charity by the employer was demolished by the judgment of Nakara and the world has come to the senses that Pension is nothing but the unearned portion of the pensioner while in service. The attacks on social security and the pension under the neo-liberal regime and the resultant PFRDA that is dangling like a Damocles of sword over the heads of Pensioners and all the employees recruited prior to 1.1.2004 are always undermining the concept of pension as a fundamental right of the Pensioner. Therefore all our affiliates should observe this year 17th December, 2015 Pensioners Day in a befitting manner to highlight the partial victory we have registered through 7th CPC as well as the arduous path lie ahead of us in defending the right to social security and pension.
All Affiliates are requested to observe befittingly and kindly send the report to the CHQ about the observance of the Pensioners Day in their organisations.
With Greetings
KKN.Kutty
Secretary General
 The reports of observance be please be sent to CHQ,AIBDPA with photographs for publication in the website and the Tele Pensioner as well.

GENERAL SECRETARY JOINS CHQ

COM.K.G.JAYARAJ, GENERAL SECRETARY HAS JOINED CHQ ON TODAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER, 2015. HE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE HEAD QUARTERS UP TO 30-12-2015.

Palestine: Successful Opening of the International Conference of Solidarity With the Palestinian People

 

 

On Sunday, December 6 started in Ramallah, Palestine with great international participation the International Conference of Solidarity with the people of Palestine organized by WFTU and General Union of Palestinian Workers.

International delegations from France, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Russia, Italy, Turkey met with the trade unionists of Palestine to express the long lasting solidarity of the international class trade union movement and WFTU with the just struggle of the people of Palestine. The General Secretary of WFTU, comrade George Mavrikos, in his speech highlighted the active solidarity of WFTU to the cause of the Palestinian people. “Solidarity not in words, but with action, based on the anti imperialist character and principles of WFTU” he highlighted.

The evening before the conference, the delegates of WFTU attended and addressed the funeral of the 27 year old Palestinian martyr Abdel Rahman Bargouti, who was killed the day before by Israeli forces.

In the end of the day the WFTU delegation visited the Yasser Arafat’s Memorial.

GUPW, founding member of WFTU will also hold an event to honor the 70 Year Anniversary of the WFTU

WFTU International Solidarity with the People of India over Floods in Chennai

The World Federation of Trade Unions expresses its sympathy and solidarity with the workers and people of India for the calamity caused the terrible flooding in Chennai & other parts of Tamilnadu.

The heavy floods left many people dead or without homes and seriously damaged public infrastructure. The WFTU conveys is deepest and most sincere condolences and solidarity with the people and the families affected by this destruction.

We are following all developments in the area and we express our moral support to all WFTU affiliates and friendly unions in the country, wishing them strength in their difficult task to contribute in the overcoming the damages and restoring the living conditions of the Indian people.

THE SECRETARIAT

CAMEROON- SEMINAR HELD SUCCESSFULLY BY WFTU AFFILIATES HONOURING 70TH ANNIVERSARY.

 

 

The affiliates and friends of WFTU in Cameroon organized with great success a seminar, on the New Technologies honoring the 70th Anniversary of WFTU.

In the Seminar took part a WFTU Delegation composed by Nicola Ghiokas, Responsible for the WFTU Offices in Geneva and George Bazionis, Communication Officer of WFTU  Central Offices.

The WFTU delegation had the opportunity to visit the Offices of the affiliated Organizations, hold a meeting with the Director of ILO in Yaounde and gave an interview on the Radio of Cameroon.

CHENNAI FLOOD SITUATION SLIGHTLY IMPROVES.

wheelchair chennai rainfall

Torrential rain for the last few days in Chennai has already cost 450 precious lives. People are stranded and isolated without electricity, telephone both landline and mobile due to the flood. As usual poor are the worst affected as they had to vacate from their makeshift shelters and some of the families are also stranded and starving. Patients are being shifted to safer places as the hospitals are flooded.

Rescue and relief operations are undertaken by the army,navy disaster management forum and many NGOs. However it is reported that the state machinery of Tamil Nadu utterly failed to extend help to the needy and even coordinating the relief operations of those actively participating. It is also a shame on the ruling party,AIADMK to insist the NGOs to paste Jayalalitha’s sticker on the food packets supplied by the NGOs.

Now,the flood situation is slowly improving as the rain has stopped for some time.

Reception to senior comrades of BSNLEU

BSNLEU Circle Conference of Kerala being held at Kozhikode gave a befitting Reception to its senior leaders, who were office bearers of the All India and Circle Unions. Coms. R. Muralidharan Nair, former AGS, Circle Office bearers Com. M.N.Madhavan, M.K.Lalalji, V.S.Sreekumaran Nair, A.N.Rajan and P.Ganesan were honoured.  Com. P.V.Chandrasekharan, veteran leader, presided. Com.S.Pratap Kumar, Asst. General Secretary welcomed all. Com.V.V.Dakshinamoorthy, Chief Editor, Deshabhimani, inaugurated and presented the mementos. Com.V.A.N. Namboodiri, Patron greeted the retired Comrades. The retired comrades replied suitably. It was an inspiring session. Com.A. Purushothaman proposed vote of thanks.

bsnleu kerala circle conference concluded.

The 8th Circle Conference of BSNLEU ,Kerala was concluded on 4th December,2015 with election of office bearers and adopting resolutions on important issues.

Coms. A.V.Kuriakose, K.Mohan and S Prathapkumar have been reelected President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively.

An amount of Rs.40000 collected spontaneously from the delegates for flood affected Chennai people was handed over to Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary.

WFTU WORKSHOP ON ” ONE BELT,ONE ROAD STRATEGY AND UNION CAPACITY BUILDING” IN CHINA.

The first day of ACFTU – WFTU workshop on ” One belt,one road strategy and union capacity building” is taking place in Beijing,China today December 1st,2015. WFTU affiliates and friends from Benin, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Namimbia, Nepal, Pakistan,Rwanda, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe are participating the seminar

SRI LANKA- MASSIVE DEMONSTRATION OF HOTEL WORKERS IN FRONT OF MINISTRY OF TOURISM- A WFTU REPORT

The Hotel Workers Center of Inter Company Employees Union held a massive demonstration in front of the Ministry of Tourism, demanding to solve the initial problems of the Hotel Workers in Sri Lanka. The workers voiced against the splitting of shifts, unfair charges for breakages and not implementing a transparent system in paying the Service Charges. The workers urged the Minister of Tourism to bring legislation to add the service charges to the basic salary. The Hotel Workers Center alleged that the newly elected government also works not for the better future of general public but for the betterment of the few employers.