Workers’ welfare: NADRA employees call off strike
Ghulam Mustafa, a union representative, made the announcement at a press conference.
LAHORE:
The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) Employees’ Union on Friday withdrew its call for a strike saying that the authority had accepted its demands related to the workers’ service structure. Ghulam Mustafa, a union representative, made the announcement at a press conference. He said talks with the NADRA management over the last three days had concluded on a positive note. He said the authority had agreed to place all data entry operators in grade 12. He said employees working on contracts and daily wages would receive Rs10,500 a month. Earlier, their salaries were Rs7,500 a month. He said the management had agreed to revoke show-cause notices and transfer orders of some employees. These notices were issued during the protest. He said a working council would be formed – at regional headquarters and the central headquarters – to ensure that terms of the agreement were implemented.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 7th, 2015.
The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) Employees’ Union on Friday withdrew its call for a strike saying that the authority had accepted its demands related to the workers’ service structure. Ghulam Mustafa, a union representative, made the announcement at a press conference. He said talks with the NADRA management over the last three days had concluded on a positive note. He said the authority had agreed to place all data entry operators in grade 12. He said employees working on contracts and daily wages would receive Rs10,500 a month. Earlier, their salaries were Rs7,500 a month. He said the management had agreed to revoke show-cause notices and transfer orders of some employees. These notices were issued during the protest. He said a working council would be formed – at regional headquarters and the central headquarters – to ensure that terms of the agreement were implemented.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 7th, 2015.