Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that they have been deprived of facilities such as PF, ESI and hike in wages, lorry loaders (Hamaalis), under the banner of Karnataka State Loading and Unloading Workers Federation, staged a demonstration near the Deputy Commissioner’s Office on Bannur Road in Siddarthanagar here yesterday.
“It has been 12 years since the ration scheme was renamed as Anna Bhagya scheme. But the loaders and unloaders, who are very much part of the scheme, are facing a life of uncertainty, with no mandated facilities such as ESI and PF. The non-enforcement of Labour Laws, the Hamaalis are facing harassment from transport contractors,” they maintained.
