Defence Civilian Employees To Attend Duty Late Late By One Hour On 20.05.2025 Against 04 Labour Codes Passed By Parliament – Indian PSU

The National Executive Committee Meeting of All India Defence Employees Federation which represented majority of the Defence Civilian Employees has passed 05 important resolutions in its meeting held on 3rd and 4th of 2025 at Bengaluru. One of the major resolution adopted is “National xecutive Committee of AIDEF resolves to endorse the declaration adopted in the National Convention of Workers held at New Delhi on 18th March 2025, and to support the strike of the Indian Working Class on 20/05/2025 against the Pro-Corporate and Anti-Worker Labour Codes and in support of the Outstanding demands of the Defence Civilian Employees by attending duty One hour late on 20.05.2025 after holding massive demonstration in front of the Defence Establishments”.

When www.indianpsu.com came to know that the AIDEF has decided to join with the 10 Major Central Trade Unions (excluding BMS) which have decided to observe 01 day Nation Strike by the worker of Government Sector, Public Sector, Banks, Insurance, Private Sector and even unorganized sector on20 th of May 2025 against the 04 Controversial Labour Codes and other demands such as Corporatization, Privatization, filling up of vacancies in Government and PSU’s, Restoration of Old Pension Scheme etc., we had an discussion with C. Srikumar, the General Secretary of AIDEF, to know that since Defence Civilian Employees are Central Government Employees and in what manner their going to be affected if the 04 Labour Codes are implemented.

C. Srikumar stated that in the Government of India there are 02 major Industries where more than 15 Lakhs “Workers” are working i.e., in the Railways and Defence Industries. All these workers are governed under Trade Union Act 1926, Industrial Dispute Act 1947, Factories Act 1948, and Employee Compensation Act 1923, Payment of Wages Act 1936 and many other Labour Laws. These Labour Laws are achieved after more than a Century of struggle by the Indian Working Class and their Trade Unions.

The Government of India by abolishing all these Labour Acts has passed 04 Labour Codes as a replacement of the Labour Laws. Since, this Labour Codes are no more Acts, for any amendment it need not go to the Parliament. The power is fully vested with the Cabinet which is very dangerous, since no discussion will take place on such proposed amendments. As per ILO norms the Government of India should convene the meeting of the Tripartite Committee of Indian Labour Conference and discuss the Labour Related Issues before taking any final decision. The Labour Ministry also should hold regular meetings with the Central Trade Unions to reach consensuses, however, after 2015 the present Government has not convened the meeting of ILC. If the New Labour Codes are implemented it will have serious impact on the Defence Industry and its Employees.

Apart from this our major concerned is about the NPS & UPS, which is not at all beneficial to the Government Employees and hence we have to fight for achieving the Old Non-Contributory Pension Scheme. Post-Corporatisation of Ordnance Factories accidents are increasing due to the pressure on the workers to produce more in less time, even in the most sensitive ammunition production. Even Compassionate Appointment to the Dependents of the deceased employees is stopped by the Government. The Joint Consultative Machinery has became defunct. None of the issues
and demands of the Defence Employees are settled. The National Executive Committee of AIDEF has taken a serious note of the situation and have decided to protest by attending duty by the Defence Civilian Employees 01 Hour Late on 20.05.2025 after a massive demonstration by the affiliated Unions.

The resolutions passed by the National Executive Committee of AIDEF and forwarded to the Government of India is published here for the benefit of the viewers of www.indianpsu.com –

Resolution No.1

National Executive Committee of AIDEF resolves to endorse the declaration adopted in the National Convention of Workers held at New Delhi on 18th March 2025 and to support the strike of the Indian Working Class on 20/05/2025 against the Pro-Corporate and Anti-Worker Labour Codes and in support of the Outstanding demands of the Defence Civilian Employees by attending duty One hour late on 20.05.2025 after holding massive demonstration in front of the Defence Establishments. The National Executive Committee of AIDEF which met at Bengaluru on the 3rd & 4th of April 2025 has taken a serious note about the Pro-Corporate and Anti-Worker 4 Labour Codes passed by the Parliament which the Government is planning to implement in a hasty manner ignoring the objections raised by the Trade Unions. In this regard, the National Convention of Workers organized by the 10 Recognized major Central Trade Unions and Independent Sectoral Federations at New Delhi on 18th March 2025, after analyzing the alarming situation before the workers and all sections of common people in our country being pursued by the present government have taken a decision to go for a Nationwide General Strike on the 20th of May 2025. The declaration adopted in the National Convention of Workers was fully endorsed by the National Executive Committee of AIDEF. The National Executive Committee also considered seriously the apathy of the Ministry of Defence towards its own employees by ignoring the demands and issues of theirs which are represented repeatedly by the AIDEF and also not holding meetings with the Federation and also making the forums like Departmental Council JCM and Additional Meeting Mechanism ineffective and defunct. Considering the continuing attack on the Defence Industry and its Employees it has been unanimously decided by the National Executive Committee of the AIDEF to support the strike of the Indian Working Class on 20/05/2025 against the Pro-Corporate and Anti-Worker Labour Codes and in support of the Outstanding demands of the Defence Civilian Employees by attending duty One hour late on 20.05.2025 after holding massive demonstration in front of the Defence Establishments.

It was also decided to observe the following action programs by the affiliated Unions:-

i) To issue notice to the Management on 03.05.2025, informing about the decision to attend duty one hour late on 20.05.2025 after holding massive demonstration in support of the demands.

ii ) To observe protest week from 13.05.2025 to 17.05.2025 as follows:-
a ) 13.05.2025 – To issue pamphlets on this resolution with demands and posters.
b ) 14.05.2025 – To conduct Gate Meeting to explain the demands.
c ) 15.05.2025 – To Wear Black Badge
d ) 16.05.2025 To hold demonstration / slogan shouting on demands & during the morning mustering hours 17.05.2025 –

iii ) 19.05.2025 – To hold procession / rally during the evening Mustering Out Hours and to burn the Effigy / The Labour Codes in a Center place.

iv ) 20.05.2025 – The Defence Civilian Employees to attend duty one hour late after holding demonstration in support of the following charter of demands.

Charter of Demands

1. Withdraw the 4 Pro-Corporate and Anti-Worker Labour Codes.
2. Withdraw the Contributory NPS and UPS and restore the Defined and Non Contributory Pension under the CCS (Pension) Rules 1972 (now 2021) to
   the Central Government Employees including Defence Civilian Employees recruited on or after 01/01/2004.
3. Withdraw Corporatisation of the Ordnance Factories and pending the same to publish notification retaining the status of Ordnance Factory Employees as Central Government Employees / Defence Civilian Employees till their retirement at par with Prasar Bharati, since 100% of the employees of Ordnance Factories have declared their verdict in the referendum and to immediately start appointment on Compassionate Grounds. Also to restore Overtime working in the Ordnance Factories to meet the Production Target and to protect the Wages of the employees and also to issue orders for correlation of the Hourly Rate of Piece Work Earnings in the 7th CPC Pay of Rs.19,900/- as mutually agreed w.e.f.01.01.2016.
4. To stop victimisation of Employees and Trade Union Representatives and misuse of FR 56(J) and Rule 42 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 (now 2021).
5. To stop Privatisation and Outsourcing of permanent and perennial jobs.
6. To fill up all the posts lying vacant in the Defence Establishments and to stop Contractual Appointment / Fixed Term Appointment against sanctioned regular vacancies and to lift the ban on creation of new posts, to regularise all the Contractual / Casual / Fixed Term Employees recruited against regular Sanctioned Posts. To grant Compassionate appointment to all the applicants by removing the ceiling of 5% at par with Railways.
7. To ensure the functioning and regular meetings of the Departmental Council JCM of MoD and the Additional Meeting Mechanism and also to hold regular meeting with the Federation by the MoD / DDP / DRDO and all the Directorates under MoD.
8. To settle all the outstanding common demands and issues of Defence Civilian Employees and of all the Directorates under MoD represented by AIDEF (Ordnance Factories, DRDO, MES, Navy, EME, AOC, DGQA, DGAQA, DGAFMS & Air Force).
9. To permit Chargeman and OS Category to participate in the Trade Union activities in accordance with the Judgment of the Allahabad High Court and also to grant Trade Union Rights to the Defence Civilian Employees of Training Establishments and Hospitals.
10. To implement all the Court Judgments on Service Matters to the similarly placed Employees without forcing each and every employee to approach the Court for getting Justice on service matters which are already settled by the Court of Law such as Dress Allowance to Industrial Employees, inclusion of HRA / TA etc., in OT Calculation under Factories Act 1948 and to pay the arrears, Payment of Night Duty Allowance in 7th CPC without Basic Pay Ceiling limit, Parity in the Pay Scales of Assistant / OS at par with Central Secretariat, and to withdraw the llegal “Dies-Non “ imposed for participation in the Legal Strike, to fix the pay of Rs.6500/- as on 01.01.2006 in 6 th CPC Pay Band in the case of employees who were in the pre revised Pay scale of Rs.5000-8000 & Rs.5500 – 9000 whose pay as on 31.12.2005 was less than Rs.6500/-.
11. To implement the revised Inter-Grade Ratio for Artisan Staffs (Tradesman) and also to implement Cadre Review proposals of all the NIEs categories including 4 Grade Structure for MTS.
12. Immediate grant of PLB to EME & DGQA employees and PLB should not be less than 30 days Wages, in accordance with Payment of Bonus Act 1965.
13. Settle the DRDO / DRTC related Anomalies including Residency Period, LDCE, Technician “C” Merger and Admin & Allied Cadre Related issues including that of Fireman, MTS etc.,
14. Extension of the enhancement of the ceiling authorisation of Subordinate and Industrial Staff of MES beyond 31.03.2025, and also to increase the sanction based on the additional Work Load / Functional Requirement. To ensure timely Promotion of Industrial Employees of MES, in accordance with the DoP&T instructions on DPC and Promotion.
15. Review of the Transfer Policy of DGOS which is subjecting the low paid employees in to undue hardship.
16. Grant Compassionate Ground Appointment to all the pending cases as a One–Time measure in relaxation of the Artificial Ceiling of 5%.