Odisha News / Dharmendra Pradhan Visits Puri Jagannath Temple, to Join BMS Conference
Key Points
- Dharmendra Pradhan offered prayers at Puri Jagannath Temple before attending the 21st BMS National Conference.
- The three-day BMS conference hosts 2,500 delegates from 28 states, 4 union territories, and 42 industrial federations.
- BMS leaders emphasized labour welfare, work culture, job security, and support for labour codes with certain objections.
Puri, Feb 7: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visited Puri Jagannath Temple and offered prayers. He is scheduled to attend the 21st National Conference of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS).
Union Minister Pradhan was warmly welcomed by the temple administration and servitors (sevayats). Later, he is scheduled to attend the three-day conference of BMS.
The BMS National Conference, which is organised every three years, will host representatives from 28 states, four union territories, as well as 42 industrial bodies. According to reports, around 2,500 various sectors will attend the conference. The last conference was held in 2023.
The conference, which commenced on Friday, will deliberate on key issues concerning labour welfare, industrial growth, and workers’ rights. The three-day conference will conclude on Sunday.
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✨Earlier, BMS All India General Secretary Ravindra Himte said that the government, industry bodies and labour workers are aligned as the nation’s growth is possible only when they team up.
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Speaking about the core ideology of BMS, Himte said: “BMS prioritises and works keeping national interest, interest towards industrial development, as well as welfare of labour workers in mind.”
In addition, he said that work culture and job security both are important for labour workers. “We have to respect and maintain the work culture. Then, if we have job security, this will not only help the labourers, but help the nation achieve its goal and achieve the government’s dream of Viksit Bharat,” asserted Himte.
When asked about the new labour codes, Himte said that they support all four labour codes. However, he also mentioned that the BMS objected to some points, included in the labour cade. “Those were not favourable to labour workers,” he stated.
Himte, however, said that Union Labour Minister Mansukh
Mandaviya has assured them to discuss those issues and find a solution.
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