CITU AP state committee and Alluri Sitarama Raju Vignan Kendra are organizing a state-level conference on ‘Prevention of Accidents in Industries-Attitude of Governments’ in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. The conference aims to raise awareness about the alarming rate of accidents occurring in government and private institutions across Andhra Pradesh, with a focus on Visakhapatnam, where several high-profile incidents have taken place, including LG Polymers, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Pharma Industries, Reddy’s Labs, and others.
The conference will bring together workers, intellectuals, and members of affected families to discuss the government’s role in preventing accidents and the need for safety measures in the industries. CITU state secretary R K S V Kumar, who released a poster at the GVMC Gandhi statue, stated that safety audits and labor department inspections are not being conducted in the industries, and this issue would be discussed in detail in the conference.
CITU Visakhapatnam district treasurer S Jyoteeswara Rao, public sector coordination committee co-convenor KY Kumar Mangalam, and other leaders alleged that the Central and state governments have failed to take safety measures seriously and neglected to provide adequate compensation to the families of victims who lost their lives in the accidents and to the injured. They invited all concerned citizens to attend the conference to discuss ways to prevent accidents in industries and raise awareness about the issue.
The conference promises to be a significant step in addressing the issue of industrial accidents and promoting safety in the industries. The leaders hope that this conference will encourage the governments to take proactive measures to prevent accidents and provide better compensation and support to the victims and their families.