ENHANCE THE IR AMOUNT TO A MINIMUM OF 5000/- RUPEES - FCI EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (CITU)

ENHANCE THE IR AMOUNT TO A MINIMUM OF 5000/- RUPEES

FCI EA CITU 4-12-18: The General Secretary of FCI Employees Association (CITU) Wrote letter to Shri Syedain Abbasi IAS, the new C&MD, Food Corporation of India to enhance the IR amount to a minimum of 5000 and demanded immediate WAGE SETTLEMENT for Category III & IV Employees. Association in its letter heartily welcomed the new Chairman & Managing Director of the Food Corporation of India. We wished every success for new responsibilities of Shri Syedain Abbasi IAS. Association also assured all possible cooperation as and when so needed.

Further, General Secretary conveyed that In recent days, we have witnessed that there is a growing concern among the Category III & IV Employees due to inordinate delay in wage revision, illegal Show-Cause notices issued to the employees for taking part in the duly notified ‘work-to-rule’ programme on demand of Wage-Revision & other long pending issues, unilateral release of Interim relief in ongoing negotiation and illogical ‘boycott of IR’ campaign of some leadership with threats of dire consequences.

GS of FCI Employees Association also registered their strong protest against the release of a small amount of IR at this juncture without showing any positive attitude to settle the Wage Revision issue of unionised Cat.III & IV Employees in right perspective when the non-unionised Cat. I & II have already got their wage revised from 01.01.2017. It is a matter of grave concern that even after 8 rounds of wage negotiations held so far, not much headway could be made as there is a wide gap between the wage hike demand and what is on offer. However, since new the CMD have just taken over the charge, we, as a token of courtesy, have decided to accept the IR (Interim Relief) ON PROTEST and at the same time urged to enhance the IR amount to a minimum of 5000/- Rupees.

Also, in the backdrop of the State and general elections, FCI Employees Association requested to new CMD to take all positive steps to complete the wage negotiations at the earliest in a fruitful manner. So that the entire process and the formalities thereafter can be wrapped up well before the Model Code of Conduct for the general elections kicks-in.