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On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 10:08 PM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in > >
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