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Mangalore: ‘We Live in Huts after Building Houses for Others’

  •   Tue, Jan 20 2009 08:27:17 AM

Mangalore: ‘We Live in Huts after Building Houses for Others’

Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RS/CN)
Report: The Hindu

Mangalore, Jan 20: The two-day State-level convention of construction workers, which concluded here on Monday, focussed on plight of building and construction workers. They took out a rally before assembling at the Nehru Maidan here.

Shivkumar, a leader, pointed out that the construction workers were living in huts after constructing palatial buildings for the well-to-do. “The Government should provide decent houses for us,” he said. Arogyadasu, a leader from Maddur in Mandya district, asked: “How are the daily wage earners expected to survive in deplorable conditions?” They were being sandwiched between inflation and low wages, he said and urged the Government to increase their remuneration. He and Imran, also from Maddur, said that the convention had brought to light the changes that were essential for a normal life. But it would take a long time to realise them. “We have to fight for the benefit of our children,” said Arogyadasu. This struggle was a continuous process, said Shivkumar while his friend Mallesh said the fight would be carried until victory was achieved.

More than 5,000 construction workers from 22 district, including electricians and plumbers, took out a rally from Jyothi Circle to Nehru Maidan. R. Singaravelu, president of Construction Workers Federation of India (CWFI), said that the federation and the Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) would be observing the March 2 as demands’ day. The demands, including implementation of All India Construction Worker’s Act of 1996 in all the States, amendment of the All India Unorganised Workers Act of 2005, implementation of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna in all the States, and starting of employment guarantee scheme for urban workers, would be submitted to the Central Government on that day, he said.

On the impact of global meltdown on construction workers, Mr. Singaravelu said that the Government should allocate more funds for public construction and protect these workers from unemployment and partial employment.

State president of CITU V.G.K. Nair spoke.
  

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  • Christopher Ammana, Thottam,Udupi

    Wed, Jan 21 2009

    Yes Mr.Pradeep,CITU always wants Labourers to fight & has contributed a lot to the tremandous industrial & economical growth in the states of Kerala & west Bengal

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  • Ashok Fernandes, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Wed, Jan 21 2009

    This is the pathetic part of these workers who know how to build a beautiful City of residential and commercial buildings/skyscrapers, but have no house of their own. Time has come to seriously think of these hard workers who slog in the hot sun for meagre wages being exploited by their employers (builders/contracters) day in and day out making huge profits to fill their own pockets. May God enlighten us to improve their lives for the sake of their children at least.

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  • Dusty R., India

    Tue, Jan 20 2009

    The statement of Shivkumar,to the effect that the construction workers were living in huts after constructing palacial buildings for the well-to-do, is as illogical as to the workers who built the golf course at Pilikula, would demand to play golf. I have seen workers with families living inside the blue colour plastic globes, not even huts besides the raiway tracks in mangalore suburbs.This world belongs to the HAVES and not to the HAVE NOTS. Shivkumar should understand that the construction workers at least got jobs building palacial homes for the rich.Governaments will do nothing to help the workers except promises. This is a sad fact of life, to accept and live the lives, as being fortunate to be the "have`s" and unfortunate to be the "have nots"

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  • pradeep, mangalore

    Tue, Jan 20 2009

    good program... workers should join this workers union... CITU only always fighting against the problem of workers..

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