Jobs of headload workers with labour cards at Mathamangalam must be protected

The state joint meeting of trade unions demanded that the jobs of headload workers with labour cards at Mathamangalam in Kannur district be protected.

Violation of the Headload Workers Act cannot be accepted. It was also decided to hold a joint campaign in Kannur district on this issue. INTUC state president R Chandrasekharan presided over the meeting, K P Rajendran (AITUC) welcomed the gathering and Elamaram Kareem (CITU) explained the programme of action. Adv. Rahmathulla and U Pokker (STU), Thomas Joseph (UTUC), Sonia George (SEWA), Tomy Mathew (HMS), T B Mini (TUCI), Sreekumar (NTUC), V K Sadanandan (AIUTUC), Manoj Perumpilly (JTU), Rajendran (AISTU), Kalathil Vijayan (TUCC), V Sundaran Pillai (JNC), K Chandrasekharan (INLC), Roy Oommen (KTUC), Kavadiyar Dharman (KTUC), Jose Puthenkala (KTU (M)), V V Rajendran (AICTU), Biju Antony (JLU), Unnikrishnan (INLC), A S Radhakrishnan (HMKP), K Chandrasekharan (NLC), K N Gopinath and K S Sunilkumar (CITU) and K J Joseph (INTUC) took part.