Thursday, January 30, 2014

Sikkim AIDS Control Employees Association to join all-India strike seeking regularisation

GANGTOK, 29 Jan: The Sikkim AIDS Control Employees Association (SACEA) will go on pen-down strike from 30 January and indefinite strike from 04 February 2014, supporting the all India strike called by All India AIDS Control Employees Association [AIACEA].
A press release informs that the strike is being called for the fulfilment of AIACEA’s six-point charter of demands. The demands include Regularisation of all employees working under Department of AIDS Control (National AIDS Control Organisation, State AIDS Control Societies and its peripheral units); Till the regularization, salary should be given at par and with all benefits as per central government employees (PF/DA/Maternity leave/Paternity leave/Medical benefits/risk allowances etc); Revised salary should be implemented w.e.f. April 2012 because National AIDS Control Programme (NACP)-III phase actually completed in April 2012; All employees should be continued/merged in next phase without removal of any post; Representation from association in policy making in DAC (2 members from All India AIDS Control Employees Association) and; Immediate withdrawal of new salary order send by DAC (Order No. A- 11011/23/2013-DAC (HR) dated 9/1/2014.

The release informs that during the period of strike, all facilities of Sikkim State AIDS Control Society like ICTC centres, DAPCU, STI, ART (ARV Drugs will be dispensed during the strike period) OST, Mobile ICTC, Blood Safety, including SSACS Head Office) will remain on indefinite strike until fulfilment of the demands or further notification from All India AIDS Control Employees Association.
“The Sikkim AIDS Control Employees Association (SACEA) requests all the stakeholders, PLHA networks, NGOs/CBOs closely working with SSACS to kindly support and bear with us until the demands are fulfilled”, the release adds.


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