ONGC Assam Staff Protest Enters Day 8 Over Demands on Jobs, Pay, and Safety

The ONGC Purbanchal Employees' Association's sit-in protest at Nazira has entered its eighth day, driven by a nine-point demand charter. Despite a week of agitation, no agreement has been reached with management. Key demands include restarting halted recruitment for 300 sanctioned posts, regularizing long-serving staff, and restoring a cancelled overtime allowance affecting over 1,000 families. The union also seeks better safety measures and opposes increased outsourcing. They have warned of hunger strikes and tool-down protests if ignored. An ONGC team visited in April, but talks failed. Management has not commented, calling it an internal issue. Pressure on ONGC is growing.