SRMU demands implementation of 8-hour duty system at all level-crossing gates
The Southern Railway Mazdoor Union (SRMU) is protesting for an 8-hour duty system for workers at level-crossing gates. They are also demanding an end to GPRS-based monitoring and improvements to basic amenities for track maintainers.
Why it matters
Labor disputes in the railway sector highlight ongoing tensions regarding worker welfare and modernization efforts in public infrastructure.
The members of the Southern Railway Mazdoor Union (SRMU) demanded the Railways to immediately implement an 8-hour duty system at all level-crossing gates.
Staging a protest led by SRMU divisional president C. Senthil Kumar, secretary J.M. Rafiq and others, they demanded solutions to the difficulties being experienced by the workers in the Engineering department.
They urged to stop the practice of monitoring keymen/patrolmen through GPRS. The railways should stop the practice of dividing sections and closing SVV sections without giving due consideration to the welfare of the workers.
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