Mizoram: Striking 15,000 Workers Meet CM’s Political Adviser to Discuss Job Regularisation
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Synopsis
On April 17 in Aizawl, leaders of 15,000 workers from various Centrally Sponsored Schemes met with the Political Adviser to Mizoram's Chief Minister to discuss their demand for job regularisation. The meeting highlighted the ongoing strike and the workers' challenges due to the lack of formal employment status.
Key Takeaways
- Meeting held with CM's Political Adviser.
- 15,000 workers are demanding job regularisation.
- Amcecc leaders expressed gratitude for the government’s response.
- Strike initiated due to government’s indifferent stance.
- Government is working on regularisation measures.
Aizawl, April 17 (NationPress) The leaders of the protesting 15,000 workers engaged in various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) in Mizoram convened on Thursday with Lalmuanpuia Punte, Political Adviser to Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma, to deliberate on the urgent need for their jobs to be regularised under the state government.
Officials reported that representatives from the All Mizoram CSS Employees Coordination Committee (AMCECC) presented their challenges and demands during the meeting, highlighting the prolonged lack of job regularisation.
Punte acknowledged the significance of the Chief Minister's awareness regarding the AMCECC's ongoing strike and encouraged the casual employees to bring their issues directly to CM Lalduhoma.
The AMCECC leaders expressed gratitude to the government for taking their concerns seriously and for facilitating the meeting.
Also present at the meeting was Acting Chief Secretary H. Lalengmawia.
The AMCECC commenced a three-day strike on Tuesday, advocating for the formal regularisation of their positions with the state.
A senior government official mentioned that the state administration is actively working towards regularising the casual CSS employees and noted that those who were hired through the proper recruitment protocols might be eligible for regularisation.
AMCECC president Malsawmtluanga Hauhnar stated that they are pressing for the execution of the Mizoram Regularisation of CSS Employees Scheme, which was announced on June 18 last year.
“We initiated our three-day pen and tool down strike on April 15 after observing that the government has shown an indifferent stance towards addressing our demands and issues,” Hauhnar informed the media.
He pointed out that rather than implementing the notification from June 18, the state government recently released an order enforcing the CSS (Conduct) Rules, 1964, along with a 'No Work, No Pay' policy, while discussions regarding the AMCECC's requests are still ongoing.
The AMCECC president deemed the government's latest actions as an affront to the casual CSS employees.
He further indicated that they would determine their next steps if the government does not take any constructive action promptly.
The 15,000 casual workers are currently employed under the National Health Mission (NHM), Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), and other centrally funded schemes.
Officials noted that academic operations have been disrupted due to the strike by these 15,000 casual employees.
