I express my wholehearted solidarity with the blind workkers They should be adequately paid by the NGOs and other employers in accordance with the Delhi wages act. NGOs working in the sector need to introspect. If situation doesn't get improved, students will join the blind workers in their protest on a macro level. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/delhi/blind-workers-seek-minimum-wages/26424.html
Tribune News Service New Delhi, January 4 Several visually impaired workers and students today assembled at Delhi University's Arts Faculty to commemorate the 205th birth anniversary of Louis Braille. Keeping with the spirit of the French genius's vision, the visually challenged workers asserted their demands for equality and raised slogans against the prevalent exploitation and discrimination of visually challenged people at work places. The blind workers demanded the right to minimum wages, overtime compensation, an eight-hour work day, etc. among other things. "It is wrong on the part of employers to act as if they are doing the blind workers a favour by employing them. In reality, employers earn huge profits from the labour of blind workers, especially by underpaying them," Alok Kumar of the Blind Workers' Union. These voices, who resolved to take on struggle, have been involved for nearly three years in a struggle for minimum wages, better work conditions, etc. in factories where they are employed. These workers have also been raising concerns with respect to corrupt NGOs that do little for the working class segment of the blind community, said Ramnath of the Blind Workers' -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Celebrating Louis Braille birthday Jan4th Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
