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Nationwide strike: Hry asks depts to prepare contingency plan

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Chandigarh, Sep 1 (PTI) In view of a nationwide strikecalled by various employees’ unions tomorrow, the Haryanagovernment has directed the heads of departments, divisionalcommissioners and deputy commissioners to have a contingencyplan prepared so that the functioning of offices and essentialservices to the public do not suffer. "If anyone indulges in disruption of work, such personswould be firmly dealt with," an official spokesman said heretoday. Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment hassent a demi-official letter to the Haryana Chief Secretaryregarding certain initiatives taken by the government toaddress the demands and concerns of the Central trade unions. The major decisions taken by the Centre include fixationof minimum wage at Rs 350 per day for unskillednon-agricultural workers for ‘C’ category areas, raising itfrom the existing Rs 246 per day. This is an increase by morethan 42 per cent. Ten central trade unions (CTUs) have called a one-daynationwide strike tomorrow against the government effecting"anti-worker" changes in labour laws and its "indifference"towards their demands. PTI SUN RC RGRC

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