Trade unions adopt 15-points charter of demand

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Ahead of the general elections, central trade unions Tuesday adopted a 15-point charter of demand, which include minimum monthly pension of Rs.6,000, scrapping fixed term employment, abolishing contract labour system and stopping of PSUs disinvestment. As many as 10 central trade unions adopted the new 15-point charter, retaining its earlier 12-points at a workers convention here, a statement said. According to the statement, the adopted charter of demand will be placed in the electoral process.