(a) whether the Government has taken note of the strike of All India Bank Officers on 2nd September this year on the growing concern of the workforce on the issue of contractualisation of permanent jobs, out-sourcing etc. ,if so, the details thereof; and
(b) the measures being taken by the Government to solve the problems of banking staff and avoid frequent strikes in future?
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
(a): The Workmen Unions/Officers’ Association, including All Indian Bank Officers Associations & Indian National Bank Officers Congress (INBOC) were on strike on 2.9.2015 in support of the Charter of Demands of the National Trade Union Convention.
(b): Conciliation meetings were held with the representatives of the Unions/Association at the office of Chief Labour Commissioner to avert the strike. Besides this, the wage revision/service conditions of employees of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) are held through industry level negotiation/settlement every five years.
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