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The decision came after a meeting between Pranab Chakraborty, Union's joint secretary, Swapan Gupta, General Secretary, N D Chatterjee, labour commissioner and the representatives of various airline carriers. The next meeting with the labour commissioner is scheduled on May 23. The city-backed ground workmen's union had handed over a 14-point charter of demands to the authorities. The demands included, an increase in minimum basic wage to Rs 5,000 from Rs 2,800 per month, variable daily allowance and gratuity.
Swapan Gupta said, that even the commissioner had agreed the basic pay of contract and casual workers at the airport needed a revision. "We have demanded that till a decision is taken, workers should be paid at least Rs 190 on a daily basis. The airlines have promised to get back to us within a month," he said.
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