KMC compromise with labour law and endangering life of workers : CITU

Mandi unit of Centre Indian Trade Unions ( CITU) alleged that  a tender of four lane construction between Pandoh to Nagchala in Mandi district by the National Highway Authority to a KMC private construction company, which is indulged in violation of labour law and endangering life of workers. President of Mandi unit of CITU Bhupendra Singh said in a Statement issued here on Sunday that company is not disbursing salary of workers in time and they are not registered with Construction Labour Board. He said that a worker are forced to work in life threatening condition without providing them the safety kits. A workers died recently due to electrocution as he was not provided safety kit. The deceased worker was not registered with Construction worker Boards by the company and assistance of Rs four lakh couldn’t be provided to next of deceased. If complany had registered its workers with the board they could be extended help in such eventuality. CITU has now form its union of 200 KMC company workers as earlier union compromise with the interest of workers. CITU given warning to employer company to release monthly salary to  workers in time as they are being paid after two or three months.