FCI employees stage dharna

SHILLONG: Employees of Food Corporation of India (FCI) staged a day-long dharna on Tuesday at the FCI Regional Office at Mawlai Mawroh Shillong demanding wage revision.
The pay revision was with effect from January 1, 2017 in respect of category III and IV employees of FCI.
Speaking to reporters, regional secretary, A.M Paul said, “17 months have already passed but the management and the Food Ministry as well as the Finance Ministry has not taken any initiative to finalise our pay revision.”
The employees of FCI asserted that the Food Ministry has failed to fulfill the demand of wage revision.
The next phase of agitation includes day-long dharnas at all zonal office and FCI Headquarter on June 19 and June 22 respectively.
The agitators also decided to boycott Over Time Allowance and Work to Rule with effect from June 25 to July 15, 2018 and further observe a two-day national strike in FCI on July 12 and 13.