A group of Food Corporation of India employees today staged a protest outside the residence of Union Food Minister K V Thomas here to press for their demands including introduction of an assured career progression scheme and post retirement medical benefits.
The protest was organised by Bhartiya Khadya Nigam Karamchari Sangh and Food Corporation of India Executive Staff Union.
"We have been long demanding introduction of percentage based 'fringe benefits' to employees in category III, IV, assured career progression scheme, pension scheme, post-retirement medical scheme and sanction of additional staff due to increased workload," J S Duggal, president BKNKS, said.
General Secretary of FCI Staff Union Vinod Kumar Verma said if the government did not heed to the demands then the employees will observe a "token strike" on December 13 which would be followed by an "indefinite strike" beginning December 20.
