ON March 1, district conference of CITU Jammu was held today in the auditorium of Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust, Jammu under the chairmanship of SP Kesar, senior leader of CITU.

Delegate from various unions like ASHA worker, construction worker, LIC, NHPC, railway, BRO, rehri-phari, and industry etc., participated in the conference.

Om Parkash, general secretary, CITU cautioned the working class to be united and vigilant to counter the nefarious designs of union government, which is hell-bent to curb the democratic rights of the trade unions. It is imperative for all of us particularly the democratic and working class masses to rise to the occasion and launch protracted struggle against the repressive measure of the present dispensation at centre. He demanded that minimum wages be fixed at Rs 18,000 per month, guaranteed pension be fixed at Rs 6,000 per month, implementation of pro- worker labour laws.

Addressing the delegates, S P Kesar, urged upon the central government. to regularise the services of scheme workers including ASHA, anganwadi. MDM, CPW, need based daily wager, casual, temporary and contractual workers and fix their minimum wages at Rs 18,000 per month, besides resolving the problem of MGNREGA laborers.

The conference also elected 18 member district committee with Jagdish Raj Sharma as president, Jia Lal as secretary, Romesh Chand as treasurer, Anita Devi, V K Vaid, and Govind as vice president, and Ashok Kumar, Bittu and Naga as joint secretary.