The construction workers’ union under the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) has decided to protest seeking financial assistance for all construction workers, among other benefits.
N Selvaraj, general secretary of Tamil Nadu AITUC Construction Workers’ Union, said members would protest in front of 80 offices of village administrative officers in the district, apart from making a representation to the construction workers welfare board in the city.
The union is demanding Rs 7,500 per month for each construction worker for the lockdown period, whether registered in the welfare board or not.
Selvaraj said of the 31 lakh unorganised workers registered in the welfare board, only 12lakh had received Rs 1,000 financial assistance promised by the state. “The state says the rest had not renewed their membership. This is not the time to discriminate… as all unorganised workers are in crisis,” he said.