3-day strike call Bokaro General Hospital

Contract workers at Bokaro General Hospital have announced to go on strike for three days from November 3 due to pay discrepancies.

The workers at the dedicated Covid centre of the district have alleged that they are not being provided with safety gears in addition to being given their ESI, provident fund, earned leaves and bonuses.

BGH is run by Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).

There are 235 contract workers working under four different contractors performing all ground work activities in the entire medical department including the Covid ward, operation theatre, critical care unit, burn intensive unit and others. The strike will cripple the services.

The first negotiation meeting held between BSL management and Jai Jharkhand Majdoor Samaj (JJMS) on Saturday failed to come to any conclusion. JJMS, a labour union wing of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is leading the agitation. A meeting has been called by the labour department on November 02.