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Transport Corporation federation members begin 30-hour relay fast

Photo: P. Goutham

Charter of demands: Members of Tamil Nadu Government Transport Corporation Staff Federation and their family members taking out a procession in Salem on Monday. —

SALEM: Members of the Tamil Nadu Government Transport Corporation Staff Federation began their 30-hour relay fast from Monday to highlight a charter of their demands. Earlier they also took out a procession.

The members said that the appointments of drivers and conductors who had been recruited through employment offices and completed 240 working days should be regularised. They demanded that daily wages should be given to new drivers in Salem Corporation as in Villupuram Transport Corporation.

As per the Bonus Act, newly-recruited drivers should be given bonus for 2007-08. Adequate compensation should be given to those who died in accidents. All newly-recruited drivers should be given identity cards and the crew died in accidents though they were on contract basis should be given immediate compensation.

The workers, newly-recruited drivers and conductors and others took part in the procession and later in the relay hunger strike. State general secretary T. Tirumalaisamy flagged off the procession and also inaugurated the fast. Members of all transport corporations are taking part in the relay fast.

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