Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Fast unto death by Timber Corporation casual workers
Friday, July 22, 2005
The employees who are working at the Timber Corporation on a temporary and casual basis are on a fast unto death protest urging the Environment Minister to make their service permanent.
The workers, who had been employed from the year 2001, had been working for a monthly allowance of Rs. 2500 but had to perform duties similar to those of the permanent employees.
A Timber Corporation Trade Union official pointed out that the Minister had not taken any interest to provide a permanent solution to their problems and now the situation had worsened. He urged the minister to provide an immediate solution to the problem.
However Environment Minister A.H.M.Fowzie said that it was not possible to make this group of workers permanent since there was a shortage of workmen at the Timber Corporation.
The Minister pointed out that most of these workers did not fall under the purview of the recent decision by the Ministry of Public Administration to make the services of the temporary employees permanent. If they had met the required service period and if their service was in demand these workers would have been made permanent.
The employees who are working at the Timber Corporation on a temporary and casual basis are on a fast unto death protest urging the Environment Minister to make their service permanent.
The workers, who had been employed from the year 2001, had been working for a monthly allowance of Rs. 2500 but had to perform duties similar to those of the permanent employees.
A Timber Corporation Trade Union official pointed out that the Minister had not taken any interest to provide a permanent solution to their problems and now the situation had worsened. He urged the minister to provide an immediate solution to the problem.
However Environment Minister A.H.M.Fowzie said that it was not possible to make this group of workers permanent since there was a shortage of workmen at the Timber Corporation.
The Minister pointed out that most of these workers did not fall under the purview of the recent decision by the Ministry of Public Administration to make the services of the temporary employees permanent. If they had met the required service period and if their service was in demand these workers would have been made permanent.
