Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has accused Jalan Border Organization (Bro) of failure to respect the provisions signed between state administration and entities under last year’s Ministry of Defense while involving workers from their projects throughout the proceedings.
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Acting on the direction of the chairman of the Minister of Hemant Soren, Secretary of the State Labor Department, Prawin Kumar Toppo, sent a three-page letter to Director Bro General Rajeev Chaudhary on Friday seeking accountability and clarification in several aspects, including the number of migrant workers from the country who died between March 2020 Until June 2021, a list of people who received RS 5 Lakh compensation, the status of the workers is currently engaged in their detailed projects and status.
The letter, released by the CM office on Saturday, also asked whether Bro intends to sign MoU with the Jharkhand government to view migrant workers with the provisions of the specified law.
The letter was also marked by red, many examples of exploitation of migrant workers, rejection of the right wages and a continuous role of intermediaries (friends), among others.
Referring to the written communication between Bro and the State Government Labor Department on June 5 last year amid the migrant crisis due to the national locking of Covid, Toppo, “according to the terms and provisions agreed upon together to bring migrant workers from our country, Bro has stated That it will apply for registration as an establishment with the state government under the existing regulations and conditions.
“He further said,” Bro also decided to sign the MoU with the state government after his approval by the Ministry of Defense.
Furthermore, also agreed to obey all The provisions of the Interstate Migrant Workers Law, 1979, among others.
A Tor (reference provisions) also signed among the state and bro government on June 13 last year to carry 11,815 workers as a paid worker Casual (CLP) through a framework agreed upon.
“One year later, no which moves forward on the agreement, but some migrant workers from Dumka are taken for projects bro through friends without knowledge or approval from the state government or regional administration, officials of the Ministry of Manpower.
In particular, around a dozen people died at Glacier Utttrakhand exploded this year while regular reports of the life of life and the working conditions faced by workers during the second wave of pandemics had emerged, encouraging the state government to find answers from the answers from the Central Agency, the officials said.
Toppo stated that since the emergence of Covid-19 pandemic, a myriad of problems faced by migrant workers has required official actions to uphold their rights and dignity at their workplace by ensuring a decent payment and a decent living condition among others.
“The state government is committed to the value and dignity of our workers and we are striking with coordination with bro to understand the current situation so that the problem is taken at the appropriate level,” he added.