(a) whether the workers of the Public Sector Undertakings all
over the country went
on a one-day strike on February 2, 2000
responding to a call of the major Central
Trade Unions; and
(b) if so, the details of their demands and the measures
taken/ proposed to be
taken by the Government to avert the strike
and with what result?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MUNI LALL )
(a) Workers of some Public Sector Undertakings observed a one
day strike on
February 2, 2000 in response to a call by three
Central Trade Unions, viz., All India
Trade Union Congress, Centre
of Indian Trade Unions and Hind Mazdoor Sabha.
(b) The Strike notice of the trade unions was against all
forms of privatisation
and disinvestment, non-revival and closure
of sick PSUs, non-payment of wages in many PSUs,
guidelines of DPE
on wage revision, alleged attack on trade union rights and labour
laws.
The Minister of Labour met all the aggrieved central trade
unions on 29.1.2000 and 1.2.2000
and appealed to them not to go on
strike. The issue was also discussed at the hihest level
in the
Government and a Group of Ministers was constituted to go into the
demands of the
unions.