Police arrested 44 construction workers affiliated to the CITU as they blocked traffic in front of the Office of Deputy Commissioner of Labour on the Thiruvananthapuram High Road here on Tuesday.
The protestors said the Central and the State Governments should take sincere steps to control inflation and the Tamil Nadu Government should convene the construction workers' welfare board without further delay to discuss the unresolved issues. The welfare board in Tamil Nadu should be managed as per the provisions of the all-India welfare board.
Assistance being given for education, marriage, accident, natural and accidental deaths, pension should be revised periodically. Monthly pension should be increased to Rs. 1,500 and pension for women workers should be given from the age of 50.
The arrested protestors were released in the evening.
Nagercoil
The police arrested around 600 construction workers when they tried to stage road roko in 10 places in different parts of the district on Tuesday to urge the Government to fulfil their multi point charter of demands including the distribution of financial assistance under various schemes announced for their benefit by the Government.
The workers staged road roko in front of the Social Security Scheme Office in Nagercoil.
The secretary of construction workers welfare board of Nagercoil union, Ajis, led the agitation. District secretary of CITU Chellappan, district secretary of CPI(M) Murugesan participated in the agitation in Nagercoil.
