Medical, sales representatives to go on strike

By Our Staff Reporter

PONDICHERRY, JAN. 6. Members of the Tamilnadu Medical and Sales Representatives Association will go on strike from January 8 to 12 in support of their 27-point charter of demands.

Mr. G. Gopinathan, general secretary of the Association, said the strike was being observed in response to the call given by the Federation of Medical Representatives Associations of India.A total of 60,000 members would participate in the strike.

He said that utilising the unorganised condition of field workers, most of the companies were depriving the members of the statutory benefits. Various dubious practices on the part of certain companies had led to huge loss of revenue to the exchequer and the market was consequently flooded with spurious and substandard drugs.

A convention was held a few days ago which was addressed by the representatives of the CITU,Insurance Employees Union,District Youth Federation of India, All India Democratic Women`s Association, wholesale and retail medicine sellers association among others.

Mr. S. R. Sribalaganesh, secretary of the Pondicherry unit of the Association, welcomed those present.As part of the agitation the Medical and Sales Representatives Association would stage a dharna at the junction of Mahatma Gandhi Road and Lal Bahadhur street from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. even as the strike is in progress.

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