L J Ravi 
KAS officer Ragini was felicitated in the ‘Mahasangam of Working Manini’ organized at Kondajji Basappa Hall.
Bengaluru: At least Rs 25 thousand per month for those working in garments. Wages should be paid. The women workers of garments demanded that a separate act should be framed for the garment sector.
Compulsion to give house rent allowance
Munnade Social Organization Samriddhi and Sadhana Sangathans presented their various demands at the ‘Dudi Yuva Maniniyara Mahasangam’ program organized at Kondaji Basappa Hall in Kola on Sunday.
demanded that. “A separate act should be made for the garments sector. Only 8 hours of work should be done. BPL cards should be given to garment workers and migrant workers. Free house rent allowance should be given to the workers. The government should make a plan to provide sanitary pads to women working in factories,” he demanded. “Canteen in 1200 factories. Accommodation should be provided. Till then the system should be in place. Up to 6 years .
A childcare center should be opened to take care of the children. Internal committees are on behalf of the owners. Also, sexual harassment has not stopped, therefore, there should be labor representatives on the committee. The rights of workers should be strengthened,” he asserted. That is Babu Matha said, “Many changes have been made to the laws framed by Ambedkar and the laws are becoming lax day by day. The values and wishes of the constitution are being sidelined.” , General Secretary P. Yashodha, Samriddhi Director B. Sivaramegowda, K. Gayathri were present.
A childcare center should be opened to take care of the children. Internal committees are on behalf of the owners. Also, sexual harassment has not stopped, therefore, there should be labor representatives on the committee. The rights of workers should be strengthened,” he asserted. That is
Babu Matha said, “Many changes have been made to the laws framed by Ambedkar and the laws are becoming lax day by day. The values and wishes of the constitution are being sidelined.” , General Secretary P. Yashodha, Samriddhi Director B. Sivaramegowda, K. Gayathri were present.
“The FWA has said that the minimum wage should be fixed at Rs 33,920 for those working in garments. However, the firms are not bothering. Thus, the minimum wage should be fixed at Rs 25,000 to 31,000,” he said.
It is difficult for workers. Therefore, They are presenting many more issues before them, demanding that FAIR WAGES be fixed for their livelihood.
Demands:
1. The Asia Floor Wage Alliance [AFWA] has demanded a living wage of Rs 33,920 per month for garment workers in India. CITU, India’s central union, is also demanding a minimum wage of Rs 31,000 per month for workers. Garment workers in Karnataka have endured low hikes for nearly 6 years without any increase in their wages. SMT. P.H. Yashoda chief secretary of Munnade “Every time the government comes forward to increase the minimum wage act and the annual allowance, the garment industries with false interpretations and false claims mislead the government that the textile industry is in distress and loss and prevent wage revision. Due to this, the government has also yielded to this pressure and has been withholding the increase in the annual severance allowance for reasons known to it she said.. Also, it is doing injustice to lakhs of workers by not doing the salary increase which is revised every 5 years. They are demanding that this be corrected immediately. The living conditions of millions of workers have been exacerbated by the government’s backdoor game of wage revision, which has exacerbated the vulnerability of their economic problem: pushed them further into poverty. To resolve this issue They demand that their ganization pay at least Rs 25,000 per month to ensure remedial measures for fair and timely wage hike. In 2016-17 d average salary of garment workers was Rs 9,000 and it is only Rs 12,223 in 2024, but inflation was 3.15% in 2016-17 and it is now 7.57% in 2024. This increase in food prices is 3 to 4 times and now it is 10.55%. We also demand that an Advisory Council should be formed for wage revision vis-à-vis inflation and genuine trade unions should be identified as representatives of workers in the garment industry and made members of this Advisory Council. Mr.Pratap simha, Mess. Ragini KAS were present.
