At the Wazirpur Industrial Area in Delhi, labour laws are being violated openly. While factory owners continue to shy away from negotiations, labourers’ strike completes 2 weeks.
At least 1000 workers of the 23 hot roller plants in Wazirpur Industrial area in Delhi have struck work since 6 June 2014. They are demanding only what has been laid down in the law. Their demands include enforcement of minimum wages, payment of overtime at double rate, provision of appointment letters, worker identity cards, salary slips, Employee’s State Insurance (ESI), Provident Fund, prescribed bonus amount, safety measures at workplace, provision of government holidays, and payment of salary in the first week of every month. The workers have formed a committee by the name of Garam Rolla Mazdoor Ekta Samiti which is representing them in putting forth their demands. 
This is not the first time that the workers of this area have struck work. In the year 2012 as well as in 2013 workers went on a strike demanding guarantee of basic rights. The previous struggles have fetched them victories in the form of a weekly off on every Wednesday and a wage hike of Rs. 1500 to all workers. But a large portion of their demands remain unfulfilled even now. The present strike is symbolic of the impatience of the workers who have been forced to work under inhuman conditions and at wage levels less than minimum.
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