On the 26th September, the Puducherry state unit of AICWF conducted a massive demonstration in front of Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. AICWF demanded Rs 7000/- as Bonus to all workers enrolled in the welfare board.
The demonstration was led by S. Balasubramanian, All India President of AICWF, P. Murugan, State Secretary, Urushothaman, State Secretary AICCTU, S. Mothilal, Vice-President AICCTU, CPI(ML) leader G. Palani and M.A. Akbar, State Vice-President of AICWF. These leaders addressed the demonstrators and put up many important demands of construction workers including Rs 9000/- pension to all, compensation of Rs 5 lakhs to the wards of construction worker who met with fatal accidents and Rs. 3 lakhs in case of natural death of a worker, Rs 5 lakhs as housing grant and 26 weeks maternity leave to women construction workers.
Hundreds of construction workers took part in the militant demonstration. A memorandum was sent to the labour Minister of Puducherry.
