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AP: Trade unions stage dharna demanding 75 pc jobs to locals in rural industries

Kakinada, Sep 23 (UNI) Workers of various trade unions staged a dharna in front of the Collectorate here on Monday demanding the provision of 75 percent jobs to locals in the Kakinada rural industrial units.
CITU Kakinada rural unit convenor Thottipudi Raja, IFTU state vice president J Venkateswerlu, while addressing the workers, said that the management would give assurances at the time of establishing industries on giving 75 jobs to locals but conveniently forgets after the opening of the industry.
They alleged that the management was getting people from other states and employing them, depriving the locals of their chances.
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