India, Oct. 26 -- The timely intervention of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) machinery under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, has facilitated the successful resolution of an industrial dispute, ensuring the redeployment of 37 contract workers at the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Model Hospital, Karnataka, and payment of pending wages amounting to approximately Rs.7.40 lakh.
The dispute had been raised by the Karnataka State ESIC Model Hospital Contract Workers' Union concerning the disengagement of Nursing Orderlies and Supporting Staff before the expiry of their contract period. The matter was promptly taken up for conciliation, and the ESIC, as the principal employer, along with the cont...