Ludhiana / Garhshankar - The workers of Marshall Machines Limited Company located in the focal point of Ludhiana have been on strike for their rightful demands under the leadership of Factory Labor Union since last 9th.
Aggrieved by the anti-labour attitude of the employers, DC office and the labor department, the workers will stage a protest at Ludhiana East MLA Daljit Singh Grewal's office on the 29th under the leadership of Factory Labor Union and Textile-Hojri Kamgar Union. In order to make the protest a success, the striking workers of Marshall Machines Limited are inviting other workers to support them through propaganda campaign. Leaflets in this regard are also being distributed by the organizations, street meetings and foot marches have been held.
Jagdish Singh, President of Textile-Horizonary Workers Union, said that today the workers staged a dharna at the Labor Department office and handed over a demand letter to Labor Inspector Arun Kumar, in which the striking workers have demanded that if the company owner/management gives them their fair wages. Demands for reinstatement of labor leaders suspended on false charges, payment of bonus, salary increase not to be implemented and if the Labor Department and DC office also do not play an honest role to resolve the issues, then they should be held accountable.
The organizations say that the Bhagwant Mann government of Punjab makes big claims to eradicate corruption, but in the form of large-scale violation of labor laws by the capitalists and the blatant crushing of the legal rights of the workers, the monstrous corruption is not being stopped. . Aam Aadmi Party MLA The same thing is happening in the area of Daljit Singh Grewal (Bhola). Even though the workers raised a loud voice against the looting by the owners of Marshall Machines Limited (C-86, Face-5, Focal Point), the representative of the Punjab government, MLA. No action has been taken to enforce the rights of the workers. So MLA A dharna will be held in front of Daljit Singh Grewal's office and an answer will be demanded.