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Friday, May 07, 2010

Labour department to take legal steps against kiln owners

Statesman News Service
MALDA, 6 MAY:  The assistant labour commissioner (ALC) in Malda Mr Soumyanil Sarkar would begin legal proceedings against a brick kiln owner for allegedly violating the Contract Labour Act of 1970. The development comes after an incident that claimed the lives of two women workers at Noonbahi in English Bazaar on 28 April.
According to the ALC, the investigation has revealed that the owner of the brick kiln had leased it unofficially to another person who did not maintain the kiln properly in terms of workers’ safety. “Due to lack of maintenance, the kiln collapsed and fell on the workers killing two women workers”, said Mr Sarkar.
“Though the brick kiln management came to our office yesterday, they failed to furnish proper papers as per the Act related to contract labourers including migrant ones. They did not maintain any register of the labourers engaged in the kiln”, said Mr Sarkar.
“Under the circumstances, we have decided to lodge a case against the kiln owner for violating the sate Act”, he said.  According to him, the kilns management has agreed to compensate the next of kin of the victims.

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