Report by Com. Ravindranath, General Secretary of South Central Zone Insurance Employees Federation (SCZIEF)
Insurance Corporation Employees Union (ICEU), Visakhapatnam successfully conducted a state level convention on the topic “Monetisation, Privatisation – impact on Indian economy”. The objective of the convention was to educate the people on the negative impact of the ill-conceived policies of the government and build broader unity. About 250 employees and workers took part in the convention. The convention unanimously resolved to oppose monetization policies of Union Govt, oppose the privatization of the Vizag steel plant and the IPO in the LIC.
Insurance Corporation Employees Union, Vizag Division along with Central Trade Unions and Unions of Public Sector Unions had organized a state-level Convention at the Vizag Public Library against the central government’s monetization policies. This Convention was presided over by Com. Kameshwari, President of the Vizag Division Insurance Corporation Employees Union (ICEU), Com. P. Satish, President of South Central Zone Insurance Employees Federation (SCZIEF) and Com. Narasinga Rao, President of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) from Andhra Pradesh participated as the keynote speaker.
In the state level convention held on 7th November 2021, leaders of many unions participated, A Sushma, Convener of UFBU, Jaggu Naidu from CITU, P. Praveen Kumar from AIBOC. Ravi Kumar from AIBEA, Rvss Rao from among the railway union leaders, Srirama Murthy from among the General Insurance leaders, Steel Plant union leader YT Das, HPCL employee leader KN Satyanarayana, BHEL leader Prakash, BSNL leader Sagar, and Kumara Mangalam from Public Sector Coordination Committee.
About 250 employees and workers took part in the convention. The convention unanimously resolved to oppose monetization policies of Union Govt, oppose the privatization of the Vizag steel plant and the IPO in the LIC.
Hearty congratulations to team ICEU, Visakhapatnam for the successful conduct of the state level convention on “Monetisation, Privatisation – impact on Indian economy”, as per the call of All India Insurance Employees Association (AIIEA). The efforts made for the large mobilisation are commendable. The objective of the convention, to educate the people on the negative impact of the ill-conceived policies of the government and build-up broader unity, was well served. ICEU, Visakhapatnam has once again stood out as a role model for others. Congratulations once again.
Commendable work of mobilising and educating our fellow workers. Monetisation and privatisation of public sectors are consequences of current system and will be pushed ahead irrespective of which party is ruling at the centre. All workers need to unite and work for changing this system. एक पर हमला, सब पर हमला
Congratulations for the successful and well attended public meeting. It is nice to see fighting women leaders on the dias and also amongst audience. Vizag steel plant employees have always a huge participation of women, which needs to be emulated by all other public sector unions and federations.