Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Jul 2: Employees of private buses, both city and service, from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts have decided to go on a day’s strike on Wednesday July 17, protesting against the failure of the bus owners to meet their demand for job security. They said that they will go ahead with the strike plan if bus owners fail to extend the said facility before that date.

At the meeting of Dakshina Kannada District Employees’ Association, the workers demanded for putting an end to the practice of exploitating and bringing pressure on drivers and conductors relating to daily collection, and the practice of the Regional Transport Authority of issuing permits to more than one bus on the same route with similar timings. Taking action against bus owners permitting unlicensed drivers and conductors, confirming services of bus employees by owners employing over ten workers, and following the guidelines provided by the labour department and laws on the subject, are the other demands of the bus employees.

Dakshina Kannada Karmika Parishat president, Ivan D’Souza, presided over the meeting. It was decided to hand over memorandums on the subject to the minister for labour, as well as deputy commissioners of both the districts.