Reject CGG’s Proposal of Manpower Reduction

 Dear comrades, The CGG’s study has been conducted without taking into consideration the interests of the employees and the implications of the reduction in manpower. Hence, We requested FCI C&MD to reject its suggestion of manpower reduction.

Yours fraternally 

Gibin Varghese 

General Secretary 

FCI Employees Association (CITU)

Reg no:124/1984

The General Secretary of FCI Employees Association (CITU) Requested FCI C&MD to withdraw Unjustified forceful retirement directions under FR 56(J), 56(l) rule in Food Corporation of India (FCI)

 

EMPLOYEES PROTEST AGAINST INHUMAN BEHAVIOR OF FCI MANAGEMENT

 

        Comrades, all you well aware that FCI employees have put their tremendous efforts into ensuring an uninterrupted supply of food grains especially during lock down period of this COVID pandemic. Honorable union ministers, all most all state ministers, and medias also appreciated the hard work of FCI employees. But, now the FCI management instead of appreciating the efforts of FCI employees, came with inhuman, and illegal, disciplinary actions in the name of operational losses, which was happened while carrying out such heavy work in the lock down period. Further, it also informs you that many applications seeking appointments under compassionate quota is still pending with FCI Management. Another important issue is that the employees who worked tirelessly 24*7 in lock down period not received payment towards their over time claims. Because of such inhuman, repeat inhuman attitudes of FCI management, we decided to express our protest. As a token of protest, we issued a protest notice to CMD and decided to hold a peaceful protest meeting on 31-3-2021 at Kerala. Considering the intensity of movement and the Deputy labour commissioner has intervened in this issue, and issued notice to CMD of FCI Head Quarters for conciliation meeting, which is scheduled on 30-3-21. However, we decided to move forward with our protest without any prejudice and till any developments on our chartered genuine demands. We appeal before the entire working class, to come forward to express solidarity with this trade union movement. Your support is our strength, and our strength is for your welfare. Red salute comrades..

Comradely yours

Gibin Varghese

General Secretary

FCI Employees Association (CITU)

GENERAL SECRETARY WROTE LETTER TO FCI CHAIRMAN AND BOD MEMBERS EXPRESSING PROTEST AGAINST CADRE MERGING

Food Corporation of India Management proposed restructuring of cadres by merging Movement, General & Depot cadre in all I, II & III Categories. The Central Committee of this Association infer that the proposal is placed in consonance with the observations of McKinsey & HLC Observations, with a view to reduce the sanctioned strength of staff in FCI. Hence we vehemently oppose this proposal. Merging of Depot, movement and General Cadre will result in the downsizing of FCI staff strength.

Also, it is really shocking because the Management could silently place the said proposal in BOD without consulting the Trade Unions and asking their opinion on such proposal having a serious bearing on the working conditions of FCI Staff. This is a gross violation of the basic norm of Industrial Relations and the Central Committee of FCI Employees Association hereby lodges its protest against such violation. By stating these details FCI Employees Association (CITU) General Secretary issued a letter to FCI Chairman and BoD Members requesting to drop this proposal. 

It came to our notice that like many decisions in the past, the management decided this without giving it much thought. The issue had been there for the past 10 years but nobody took a call fearing the protest from Trade Unions. Now it is learned that Considering the full support of recognized union through Wage Revision MOU dated 1-2-2019 clause No.16 management is dared to take this kind of decisions even without consulting trade unions. However, it will be difficult to implement considering the protest from other unions.