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> On 14-Mar-2018, at 8:27 AM, Vamshi. G <gvamsh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > VIBEWA meets UFBU leadership > > VIBEWA delegation under the leadership of General secretary Com. > Krishnamurthy met the leadership of United Forum of Bank Unions on > March 3 and 4, 2018 at Chennai. > > > The objectives fulfilled in the meetings were as follows: > Introduce VIBEWA and impress upon them the necessary role of an > organization for visually impaired bankers > Explain about the actual and potential productivity of visually > impaired in banks due to availability of assistive technology > Appraise them about the guidelines issued by MOF for PWDs, and > non-implementation of the same as brought to light by VIBEWA mega > survey > Impress upon them the need to increase conveyance allowance to PWDs to > meet actual demand > Urge them for inclusion of just demands of visually impaired bankers > while representing with IBA and government > > > The specific issues discussed with trade union leaders are: > Filling up of back log vacancies > Proper job identification and job mapping for blind and low vision > Provision of assistive technology > Training on usage of assistive technology > Exemption from transfers and non-discrimination in promotions > Increase in special conveyance allowance for PWDs > Liaison officer and grievance redressal cell for PWDs > > On March 3, VIBEWA team met Com. D. Thomas Franco Rajendra Dev, > General Secretary, AIBOC, at SBI LHO, Chennai who assured the > following > Increase in conveyance allowance for PWDs has already been taken up by > UFBU in deliberations with IBA, and will be surely achieved > He promised to demand the government, IBA and parliamentary standing > committee to ensure implementation of MOF guidelines > He encouraged VIBEWA to keep up its good work and stay in dialog > > On March 4, VIBEWA met Com. Rajagopal, General Secretary, BEFI Canara > bank and Com. Ravishankar, Vice President, BEFI, at Tenampet, Chennai > with whom the longest of the meetings took place > BEFI spent nearly an hour in understanding various issues put forth by VIBEWA > Promised to take up issues with appropriate authorities > Encouraged VIBEWA to stay in constant dialog with BEFI leadership in future > Generously offered conference hall and refreshing arrangements at BEFI > office for VIBEWA’s activities > > On March 4, VIBEWA met Com. CH Venkatachalam, General Secretary, > AIBEA, at Paris, Chennai > He assured conveyance allowance issued has already been taken up in > ongoing wage revision negotiations > He enquired about individual cases of routine transfer of visually > impaired bank employees and promised to protect their rights > He assured to stand up for the rights of blind and low vision bankers > He assured to release a press statement about issues pertaining to > blind and low vision bank employees > > VIBEWA took another step towards empowerment of blind and low vision > bankers by representing their issues to main stream trade union > leadership. Such efforts will continue in future. > > Please feel free to forward this to E-groups and whats app groups. > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
