Shaurya Sharma
Fatehgarh Sahib. June.24, 2020: Hundreds of labourers and other employees of Modern Steels Limited Mandi Gobindgarh town today protested against the management for not paying them their salaries from the last two months and not providing them fans and other facilities at work place. They raised slogans against the managements and threatened to block the GT Road, but the timely intervention by SDM Amloh saved the situation from taking ugly turn.
The labourers told that the management of the Mill is not releasing their salaries and they are unable to meet their both ends, moreover the working conditions in the mill are not up to the mark and they are not even provided fans in the scorching heat, whereas the managers sit in AC rooms. They said till their salaries are not released they will continue their agitation. As they tried to block the National Highway GT Road, they were persuaded by the media and union leaders.
In the meantime media persons informed SDM Amloh Anand Sagar Sharma about the situation and he immediately rushed to the spot and hold a closed door meeting with management and latter called the union leaders and made a compromise between them and the labourers called off the protest dharna.
SDM said that the major issue of the salaries has been resolved and the management has agreed to deposit Rs.5000/- in the account of all the employees immediately. He said that Mill is facing financial problem and assured that all issues will be sorted out amicably.
Spokesman of the management said that due to lock down the payment of the Mill has struck and they are facing financial crunch. He said that as soon as they receive the payment all financial liabilities will be cleared.