Version imprimablePaschim Banga Cha Majoor Samity (PBCMS)
Press Release
[March 27, 2022]
- Ownership issues remain unresolved and disputed in National Company Law Tribunal
- New owners are not willing to give Saal chhutti (paid leave) or Gratuity
- Records of past dues are missing
Paschim Banga Cha Majoor Samity (PBCMS) notes with concern the continued illegality in the ownership of gardens that were earlier closed and abandoned. Taking advantage of the helplessness of workers who have lived near-starvation level for years after owners abandoned gardens, new owners have come in after imposing stern conditions on workers, especially as regards payment of past statutory dues and replacement of workers who have retired.
In this context, we welcome the statement given by Shri Beccharam Manna the labour minister of West Bengal which has been printed in a prominent Bengali daily of North Bengal on 22nd March 2022. According to Shri Manna,
