New Delhi: Bank unions requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to allow resumption of large-scale recruitments in Public Sector Banks and disallow outsourcing in the sector as it would affect job opportunities.
"The Prime Minister gave us a patient hearing and said he would get in touch with the Finance Minister to look into our demands," Convenor of the United Forum of Bank Unions, Prafullo Kumar Patnaik was quoted by PTI.
The banks union meeting with the PM assumes significance in the wake of the proposed three-day all India bank strike from March 28.
The bank unions are scheduled to meet representatives of the Indian Banks Association in Mumbai tomorrow in this regard.
Outlining the demands, the Delhi Convenor of United Forum of Bank Unions, V K Gupta said that the government should also agree to banks undertaking recruitment on compassionate ground in the event of the death of any employee.
The UFBU, comprising nine bank unions and representing over 10 lakh employees, has also asked the government to provide a second option for bank workers wanting to opt for the pension scheme.
With excerpts from PTI
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