Report of meeting of State Committee of Jammu & Kashmir Coordination Committee of Trade Unions (JKCCTU)
JKCCTU held its extended State committee meeting of Kashmir province on 5 April at Union office Bemina Srinagar which was attended by office bearers, state committee members, district president / secretaries and representatives of affiliated associations and unions. The meeting was presided over by Mohamad Maqbool, State President. The agenda was put before the committee by Shiekh Nazir Ahmad Asstt. Gen. Secretary.
The meeting expressed its serious concern over the mad drive of privatisation of power sector by the Central government and recent decision regarding the curtailment of pension rights of existing pensioners by excluding them from the 8th pay commission recommendations which is highly condemnable. The meeting decided to participate in the march to parliament programme called by AISGEC on 11 April 2025 at Delhi to highlight the burning issues of employees and workers like restoration of old pension scheme, stopping of privatisation of Government Departments and PSUs and for wage and regularisation policy for all temporary workers and filling up of all existing vacancies through statutory bodies, etc.
The meeting also expressed its serious concern over the delay in framing the regulation and wage policy for casual, contract and other temporary workers in Jammu and Kashmir by the recently elected government despite its assurances which has caused serious resentment among these workers. JKCCTU, while expressing its solidarity with struggling daily wagers in Jammu and Kashmir, urged the new government to formulate the wage and regularisation policy and ensure full trade union, labour and democratic rights for these workers without further delay.
The meeting decided to observe the May Day in Srinagar and Jammu in a befitting manner on 1st May 2025 and took some important organisational decisions to boost the organisation.
The leaders who took part in the deliberations were Haji Gh Mohd, Farook Ahmad, GANIA, Moneer Ahmad Khan, Mohamad Altaf Gogre, Mariyama Ji, GM Raina, Md Maqbool Bhat, Sharief Udin Wagay, Nazir Ahmad Bhar, Zaffar ul Islam Ab Rashid and Javaid Ahmad.