MARCEL, NOV 10
Employees of the Goa Milk Producers Union (Goa Dairy) on Wednesday threatened to go on indefinite strike if the sixth pay commission is not implemented.
The Goa Dairy, which supplies almost one lakh litre processed milk in the State, has a workforce of about 300 people.
Three of the workers union within the Goa Dairy on Wednesday formed a joint co-ordination committee to discuss the issue related to the sixth pay commission.
During the meeting, workers resolved to go aggressively with their demand, as they claimed that their demand for sixth pay implementation was not considered by the Goa Dairy management.
“Workers are entitled for sixth pay. We have set deadline of 14 days, failing which the workers have decided to agitate,” said Gomantak Majdoor Sangh President Putu Gaonkar.
“As part of our agitation, workers will go on one day mass leave on November 29 and if demands are not met, then the agitation will continue,” informed Gaonkar.
The All India Trade Union Congress Working President Ajitsingh Rane said the workers have tried all the peaceful methods and the time has come to agitate.
“We have done all the possible correspondence, but to no use. Management is least bothered to implement sixth pay. Workers are now united under one banner and will strike work indefinitely if the sixth pay is not implemented,” stated Rane.
When contacted, Goa Dairy Chairman Madhav Sahakari said: “Goa Dairy is not in a financial position to implement the sixth pay commission and if workers are having any such demands, then we will forward it to the government. Goa Dairy is also the largest paying unit in the cooperative sector.”
The meeting was attended by over 200 employees of Goa Dairy.
