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Tripartite meet ends, no end to LML deadlock
THE TRIPARTITE meeting between Labour officials, LML Management and LML employees could not end the continuing stalemate. A tripartite meeting was convened at the labour office on Monday to resolve the contentious issue of ending layoff and starting production.
THE TRIPARTITE meeting between Labour officials, LML Management and LML employees could not end the continuing stalemate. A tripartite meeting was convened at the labour office on Monday to resolve the contentious issue of ending layoff and starting production.
During the meeting, senior LML official RK Srivastav also disclosed that there was no possibility of resuming production for the next six months. Additional Labour Commissioner Chandramani Lal Maurya represented the labour office, senior official RK Srivastav represented the LML management and LML Limited Mazdoor Sangh represented the employees.
It was when the employees asked representatives of the LML management about the specific date of starting the factory, RK Srivastav bluntly told them that the management would not be able to resume production for the next six months.
Enraged by the reply, workers asked Srivastav about their fate till then. They also demanded payment of all pending dues including the salary from January last.
Replying to the workers demand the LML management stated that the amount for the layoff period would be deducted, while computing the pending dues of employees.
Commenting on behalf of the workers, LML Limited Mazdoor Sangh president JP Pandey stated that it was the LML management, which declared the layoff and banned the entry of employees into the factory premises. “We demand full payment of all pending dues including that of the layoff period and salary from January last,” stated Pandey.
The meeting ended without reaching any consensus on reopening of the factory.
The employees union also accused the state government and labour office for the stalemate. Pandey said the State Government issued a notice on May 12 last directing the LML management to end the lockout within a month.
“Even after a month elapsing, the lockout has not been lifted and even the labour office has not taken any initiative to declare it illegal,” stated Pandey. He also accused labour officials of not taking an initiative for reopening the factory.
He also accused them of helping the LML management and working against the interest of thousands of LML employees.
