Dear all
Request for support to ex workers of UP Rakiya Khatiya Mill, Maunath Banjan, Mau District, Central up (also investigage if what was told to me is true) As I was waiting in Lucknow station to catch a train to Gorakhpur last week, around 300 mill workers were gathered on the platform including around 50 women. The story they narrated was follows. The state run mill employing 5000 labourers, 550 female was closed on 30./10/2005 (producing thread or yarn- my hindi is not terrific). Hardly any compensation has been given. When women and men went on a Dharna, with women in the front the women were hit. They had complained to the Chief Minister and Labour officials several times, but no action taken. According to them the mill equipment had been handed over to one Mr Pandy. The men have taken to rikshaw pulling, construction, and some of the women are sitting at home and other are doing domestic work. The single women amongst them around 50 out of 550 are most affected. The gendered implications have to be investigated, as well as caste. They reported coming from all castes. Some were from village and while several from towns (No mnregs). As per governmet order they should, according to them, get 90 days of compensation per year worked. They reported getting only 20-26 days compensation totally Apparently, 24 such mills have been closed in the era of liberalization, globalization et al. 23 are private and this is the only public one. PLEASE INVESTIGATE: CONTACT PERSON HARIDA KUMAR: 7376458031/8423908389. Zilla parishad president, Mazdoor Samaj Party. Ranjani -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
