Allegation of lax safety standards for daily wage workers

Yashwant Ramteke from Bacheli in Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh says National Mineral Development Corporation which has iron ore mines in the area uses double standards as far as safety of the workers is concerned. He says NMDC takes care well of its full time employees but daily wage laborers who are mainly local adivasis they are ignored. He speaks to one such worker who says when they try to raise these issues NMDC officials threaten them of firing from their work. For more Yashwant Ji can be reached at 09424278552

Posted on: Oct 13, 2011. Tags: Yashwant Ramteke

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