<p class="title">Trade unions under the aegis of Joint Action Committee of Trade Unions (JCTU), staged a protest demanding the fulfilment of various demands, in Madikeri, on Saturday. </p>.<p class="title">The labourers shouted slogans against the state and Central governments.</p>.<p class="title">Addressing the protesters, labour leader P R Bharat said, "The labourers should be paid in full for the lockdown period. The amendment to labour laws should not be implemented. The service of corona warriors should be regularised."</p>.<p class="title">"The government should transfer Rs 7,500 per month for a period of six months to all families outside the income-tax paying bracket. Foodgrains should be supplied to all labourers for a period of six months. The ambit of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) should be extended to all the city dwellers by guaranteeing a minimum of 200 days works," he added. </p>.<p class="title">He said the service of Gram Panchayat employees should be regularised. Even the service of contract staff should be regularised. Labour welfare board should be constituted for plantation workers. </p>
<p class="title">Trade unions under the aegis of Joint Action Committee of Trade Unions (JCTU), staged a protest demanding the fulfilment of various demands, in Madikeri, on Saturday. </p>.<p class="title">The labourers shouted slogans against the state and Central governments.</p>.<p class="title">Addressing the protesters, labour leader P R Bharat said, "The labourers should be paid in full for the lockdown period. The amendment to labour laws should not be implemented. The service of corona warriors should be regularised."</p>.<p class="title">"The government should transfer Rs 7,500 per month for a period of six months to all families outside the income-tax paying bracket. Foodgrains should be supplied to all labourers for a period of six months. The ambit of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) should be extended to all the city dwellers by guaranteeing a minimum of 200 days works," he added. </p>.<p class="title">He said the service of Gram Panchayat employees should be regularised. Even the service of contract staff should be regularised. Labour welfare board should be constituted for plantation workers. </p>