On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Venkat Mangudi <[email protected]>wrote:
> It has nothing to do with FOSS. I think this is totally off topic. > Unionization has nothing to do with FOSS. > > Free and Open Source Software Movement's agenda is also about fighting for Human Rights ( Humans who compute need certain freedom while computing) So we are defending our freedoms. > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in > > -- Renuka Prasad 9901945674
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