Thursday, 7 June 2012

Core Labour Standards in ADB funded Power Sector Improvement and Urban Development Programme in Bihar, India


The Indian National Electricity Workers Federation organised a press conference to highlight the below study report, this resulted in the imminent threat of privatisation of electricity being reported by the media (in Hindi, the local language).  PSI South Asia Office and the Federation have taken up these concerns with the ADB Project officer and the Director of South Asia Electricity Dept in ADB, during the ADB BOG meeting.  PSI will continue to argue for conditionalities to loan agreements, whereas the study has concretly proved they are needed, PSI will also continue to have discussions with the ADB India Resident Mission. The report the online link is http://uploading.com/files/b895fed9/ADBILOCLSfinalNov2011.doc/  
Advice from Raman Kannan kannan.raman@world-psi.org PSI South Asia Sub - Regional Secretary