CITU unit related to the Sunni Dam Hydro Project, workers held a gate meeting

Himachal Pradesh Building, Road and Other Construction Workers Union, CITU unit related to the Sunni Dam Hydro Project, workers held a gate meeting and formed the union. Hundreds of workers participated in the gate meeting. During this, the union handed over ten-point demand letters to the management of SJVN Company, Ritvik Company, Nara Company, Modi Company, Shabbir Ahmed, and other contractors.

Addressing the workers, CITU State President Vijendra Mehra, Shimla District Treasurer Balak Ram, District Vice President Sunil Mehta, and District Secretary Amit said that labor laws are being openly violated in the Sunni Dam Hydro Project. Workers in the project are being paid less than the minimum wage. Laborers are being made to work 18 hours a day. They are not given tunnel, holiday, or overtime pay. They are not given safety equipment like gloves, shoes, helmets, masks, etc. Workers are not being paid salaries for several months. There is no record of his EPF. They do not have proper facilities for accommodation, food, mess, canteen, toilets, bathrooms, transport facilities, holidays, registration under the Labor Welfare Board, etc. The workers have been crammed like animals in containers instead of proper accommodation. Dozens of laborers are being forced to live in each container. They are not being given a salary as per the category. Despite making them work 12 hours a day, they are being paid less than the minimum wage. He has warned that the movement will intensify if these demands are not fulfilled soon and labor laws are not implemented. If the oppression and exploitation of workers do not stop, the workers will go on strike and stop the project work.