“BMS meeting on 27-28 Nov for demands: Minimum pension, variable DA, EPF ceiling hike to ₹30,000, gig workers on agenda”

Key points

• BMS national office-bearers will meet in Vadodara on 27-28 November to discuss pending workers' demands.
• Key demands include minimum pension to 7,500 and linking it with VDA and Ayushman Bharat Yojana.
• Proposals seek ESIC wage ceiling from 21,000 to 42,000 and EPF ceiling from 15,000 to 30,000.
• BMS opposes Industrial Relations Code and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code.
• Meeting will also consider issues related to gig workers, shelters and insurance.