Mysuru, June 17 -- The contract employees of Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL), alleging that they have been removed from their jobs, staged a protest in front of MPVL at Bannimantap this morning demanding the Management to reinstate them. The protest was held under the banner of Mysuru Division United Industrial Workers Union.

Protesters alleged that they have been working at MPVL for 8 to 25 years and the Management, after giving the contract to a new agency, removed 14 contract workers all of a sudden without even serving a notice. They also alleged that bonus has not been given for 18 years and a case has been registered in this regard and the sacked contract workers are being pressurised to withdraw the case.

The protesters ...