People's Democracy

FMRAI Organises Day-Long Dharna In Delhi

AT the call of Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives Associations (FMRAI), thousands of medical and sales representatives from various parts of the country organised a successful day long dharna in front of labour ministry, government of India on September 20. This all India dharna was held in pursuance of their long pending demands viz. extension of the provisions of SPE Act to other industries, implementation of the amendment of section 2(J) of Industrial Dispute Act, framing of working rules for the sales promotion employees etc.

Inaugurating the dharna, D P Dubey, general secretary of FMRAI, regretted that despite the fact that section 2(J) of ID Act has been amended since 1982, the same is not being implemented till date, as a result of which sales promotion employees across the country are deprived of its benefits. He said that the sales promotion employees all over the country are agitating on these demands. Memoranda have been served to various state governments but the central government is still keeping a complete silence on the issue. He told that various trade unions and democratic organisations are extending solidarity with their justifiable demands and expressed hope that these demands will be met soon.

Addressing the dharna, CITU secretary and MP, Dipankar Mukherjee, assured the participants of all the possible help and support in pursuance of their legitimate demands. The dharna was also addressed by A K Bhatnagar, North Zone general secretary of All India Insurance Employees Association, M L Malkotia, general secretary, Bank Employees Federation of India, Sudhir Kumar, president, Delhi state  CITU, Anil Wadhwan, vice president of FMRAI and others.(INN)