Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 05 February 2025
In response to the All India Protest Day known as by central commerce unions and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) collectively organized demonstrations throughout the Andaman and Nicobar Islands right this moment. The protests have been held to precise considerations over the implementation of recent labour codes and varied insurance policies affecting employees and farmers.
In South Andaman, the principle demonstration passed off at Sri Vijaya Puram, in entrance of the Port Blair Municipal Council at Aberdeen Bazaar. The protest was inaugurated by R. Surendran Pillai, President of CITU’s A&N State Committee. Addressing the gathering, he criticized the introduction of 4 new labour codes, stating that they might affect employees’ rights and favour massive firms.
B. Chandrachoodan, General Secretary of the CITU State Committee, spoke about alleged violations of labour legal guidelines within the personal sector and sure authorities departments within the islands. He known as for the safety of employees’ rights and the strict enforcement of labour laws.
Other audio system included S.P. Kalairajan, Secretary of CITU, together with P. Sathyapal and Anand Rajan, Secretaries of the CITU State Committee, and Ok. Lakshman, General Secretary of the Nagarpalika Shramik Sangh. A big variety of employees from varied commerce unions in city and rural areas of South Andaman participated within the occasion.
In North and Middle Andaman, related protests have been held at a number of places. At Mayabunder, the CITU Mayabunder Zonal Committee organized an indication in entrance of the Deputy Commissioner’s workplace, led by Zonal Committee President R. Muralidharan Pillai and Secretary C. Murugan.
Another protest was held at Billiground Bazaar, the place CITU and AIKS collectively organized an indication. AIKS Vice President Nikunjo Biswas and Secretary S.R. Mridha addressed the gathering, expressing considerations in regards to the affect of presidency insurance policies on farmers. P.Ok. Khalid, Secretary of the CITU State Committee, was additionally current.
The demonstrations aimed to attract consideration to the perceived challenges arising from latest coverage adjustments and their doable affect on the working class and farming neighborhood.