Insurance firms’ employees protest

Chandigarh: Employees and officers under the banner of joint forum of 13 major trade unions and associations of all the four public sector general insurance companies held a centralised protest demonstration here today.

The protest was held in front of the regional office of The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Sector 17. It was the third agitation in the series of protest calls given by all the 13 unions that have now joined hands to form Joint Forum of Public Sector General Insurance Employees and Officers Association.

The association has demanded negotiation on wage revision, upgrading of pension and family pension and 1995 Pension Scheme for all employees by abolishing New Pension Scheme (NPS).

A number of officers and employees from all cadres, including those who walked to the venue in groups, raising slogans against the government, despite the threat of Covid-19 and maintaining proper physical distance participated in the protest.

The gathering was addressed by Manjeet Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Surinder Singh, Joginder Singh and Rakesh Chopra. Speakers condemned the government and managements for not revising wages.

The joint forum convenor, MK Bhatia, said such protests would be held at all regional centres of companies. A meeting of the joint forum was scheduled in Mumbai to chalk out further plan of action, he added.

Source: The Tribune