CITU seeks labour laws at Krishnapatnam port
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Management illegally terminated 500 workers, alleges leader
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Management illegally terminated 500 workers, alleges leader
The CITU Visakhapatnam city committee has demanded immediate implementation of labour laws at the Krishnapatnam port and reinstatement of 500 workers, whose services were allegedly terminated by the port management.
A protest was organised by CITU at Gandhi Statue near the GVMC office on Wednesday seeking justice for the workers of Krishnapatnam port.
Addressing the gathering, CITU city general secretary M. Jaggu Naidu said that the farmers of Nellore district had given away 4,553 acres of land for the establishment of the port in hopes of getting jobs at the port. The port management, however, dashed all their hopes by giving only contract jobs to the locals, he alleged. “They are not even being paid minimum wages, ESI and PF, and are not entitled to leave. They are being made to