As part of the ongoing PSI/LOTCO project on Trade Union Rights two main activities as detailed below were held in Kerala:
1. One day workshop on Trade Union Rights was held at Hotel Capital, Near TVM GPO on 28.9.13 in which a total of 20 members of our Association participated. The workshop was divided into
two sessions. Forenoon Session comprised of sessions on topics like
Introduction to PSI, Introduction to the concept of Trade Union Rights, Major TUR violations in India, Mechanisms to take
up TUR violations & Major issues faced by Unions today. The methodology
adopted was lecture with the aid of power point presentations along with group
tasks and discussions. In the combined afternoon session
with Confederation of Central Government Stenographer’s Association which
followed, the guest faculty Dr. P.Suresh Kumar, Prof: & Head of Department
of Economics, Government College Attingal, delivered a lecture on the topic
‘Relevance of Trade Union Activities in Contemporary India’.
2. The second programme i.e workshop on TUR and Conduct Rules was held at Hotel Presidency, Near EKM(N) RS on 23.11.13 wherein 22 members of our Association partcipated. Forenoon Session comprised of sessions on topics like Introduction to PSI, Introduction
to the concept of Trade Union Rights, Major TUR violations in India, Mechanisms
to take up TUR violations & Conduct Rules as a weapon against the employees.In the combined
afternoon session with Confederation of Central Government Stenographer’s
Association which followed, Sri. T.M. Krishnaswamy, OSD, O/o PMG, Northern
Region Calicut and President, All India Association of Inspectors/Asst.
Superintendents Posts, Kerala Circle
delivered a lecture on the topic “ Need for amending the CCS Conduct Rules with
the changing times”.
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| Sri. Gopakumar handling a class on TUR at the Trivandrum Workshop |
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| Partcipants at TVM Workshop |
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| Circle Secretary Welcoming the Guest Faculty at the combined session at TVM |
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| Audience during the Combined Session at TVM |
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| Participants of the Kochi Workshop |
