Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) State president Dr Rama Chandra Khuntia on Wednesday alleged that the Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL) and the Mesco plant have violated COVID-19 related lockdown guidelines.
"As per lockdown norms, the Government and the private organisations have been asked to give wages to workers and not to drive out any of them. But the Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited has not paid wages to 1,400 workers for the last two months. As a result the workers are facing difficulties. Similarly employees of the Mesco plant have not got salaries for the last two months, "said Dr Khuntia.
He urged the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister to ask the authorities of the two companies to pay wages and salaries to their workers and employees soon and not to oust them from jobs.
