Tag: Labour Unrest

Rayagada: Authorities of JK Paper Mills locked up the plant today after no consensus was reached following discussions with agitating workers on Thursday. As per reports, the protesting workers continued their stir for the eighth consecutive day today thereby forcing the authorities to shut the operations. A tripartite meeting including workers and the district administration […]

Paradip: Members of Essar Steel India Workers’ Union today staged protest in front of the plant demanding minimum wages and other benefits like Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees’ State Insurance (ESI). The protesting workers alleged that despite protests since long, the authorities have not taken any steps to address their concerns. “Most of the […]

Koraput: Labour unrest continues to mar the operations of Bilt paper mill in Jeypore of Koraput district as workers of the factory are on a hunger strike since last five days. According to sources, employees of the Bilt paper mill situated at Gaganpur have resorted to cease work stir protesting harassment including pay cuts and […]

Rayagada: With thousands of contractual labourers resorting to indefinite dharna in front of JK Paper Mills situated in the town demanding regularisation of jobs and increase in salary since last three days, the production process in the factory has been adversely hit. Nearly 4,000 contractual labourers of the mill on Friday began an indefinite dharna […]

Lanjigarh: The vicinity of Vedanta Alumina here turned into a battle ground when the security guards of the factory resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the factory’s labourers who had staged an agitation demanding jobs for locals today. At least two persons including a security personnel of Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) were killed  while 30 others […]