It has nothing to do with FOSS. I think this is totally off topic. Unionization has nothing to do with FOSS.
Regards, Venkat On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 6:20 PM, haynes davis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear members, > > Please sign the > petition<https://www.change.org/en-IN/petitions/government-of-india-government-of-karnataka-state-repeal-the-extension-from-standing-orders-act-granted-to-it-companies-and-setup-a-body-to-ensure-the-implementation-of-labour-laws-in-it-ites-industry> > . > > “An industrial worker has the right to know the terms and conditions under > which he is employed and the rules of discipline which he is expected to > follow.” - Labour Investigation Committee, 1946. > > By the decision to extent the exemption of IT industry from Industrial > Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 for five more years, Karnataka state > government has belied the interests of employees in the industry. This was > done when there were constant appeals by Labour Department as well as > Women’s Commission against the blanket exemption. Both the government > organs have cited increasing number of cases of unfair practices and sexual > harassment reported from the industry. The industry has been blatantly > requesting for the exemption even though it could not put forward a valid > reason. When the industry boasts of providing world class working condition > for the employees the attempt to obtain exemption deceives the common > sense. The fear of unionization is unfounded for, as ‘Standing Orders’ is > no way related to unionization. What are the employee grievance and sexual > harassment redressal mechanism in the absence of “Standing Orders’? When > the same IT companies are willing to conform to more stringent labour laws > in other countries why should they fear labour laws here. We see the > exemption from ‘Standing Orders’ as suppression of rights of employees and > an attempt to subdue the voice of employees. > > The exemption has been there for 14 years and further 5 years will make it > almost two decades of exemption. We believe exemption from general rule > would be made on exceptional conditions. It should have been imperative > from the part of authorities to put forth sound reasons for this decision > before the IT employees. > > ITEC strongly condemns the extension of exemption from 'Standing Orders' > Act. The exemption benefits only few Individuals in the higher > echelons of IT& ITES Industry . The hope and aspiration for a > dignified life by lakhs of employees in IT & ITES industry is > jeopardized. We request Government of Karnataka to repeal the > extension granted and setup a body to ensure the implementation > of the Labour laws in IT/ITES Industry. > > > Thanks & Regards, > ITEC, A welfare forum for, by and of IT/ITeS Employees > http://www.itecentre.co.in/ > Mail id : [email protected] > Ph : +91-9620907912 > > __._,_.___ > > > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in > >
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