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= LESSON-2.1.17 DUTIES DURING STRIKE, AGITATION AND GHERAO = It is a willful act committed by a group of employees in an industry to stop the work in a view to attract the management to solve their problems or fulfil their demands.

AGITATION
It is a concerted act of employees or workers to show their unhappiness towards the management to listen to their problems and to get it solved.

GHERAO
It is an act of the employee to confine any management official such as GM, MD, Chairman, CEO etc. illegally, to press them hear their problems immediately and solve them.

METHODS ADOPTED

 * Demonstration.
 * Gate meetings.
 * Strike
 * Gherao of top  management officials
 * Stopping the workers to work
 * Slogan shouting
 * Poster pasting
 * Other minor acts of indiscipline

ROLE OF CISF

 * Handle the  workers politely and courteously
 * Not create any misunderstanding between the trade unions
 * Maintain the friendly relations with employees.
 * Not take a decision directly to disperse the mob or agitations of the employees. They must wait for the local police to tackle the situation first.
 * Act in such circumstances according to rules and regulations to handle a situation in a better manner.
 * As far as possible, use of force is to be avoided. When necessary, only minimum force is to be used, that too with a prior warning.
 * Extend all possible help to the Police for tackling the situation.
 * Protect the life and property of the undertaking as well as the management officials and also willing worker(s) who wants to work during such agitations.
 * Be aware of the role in various contingencies of industrial unrest
 * If deployed in control room be aware of all your responsibilities in coordination of various teams.
 * If deployed in Crime & Intelligence wing,  get the relevant & meaningful information in time which may help in crucial decision making
 * In case of a gherao, try to escort the official under gherao to a safe place if requested by  the concerned.
 * Do not force the employees to join work or restrict them from joining work.

HOW TO PREVENT THE STRIKE, GHERAO OR AGITATIONS

 * Timely passing on information to the right authority to take necessary action and solve the problems well in time.
 * By collecting an advance information about the imminent situation/unrest.
 * Gearing up the security system.
 * Maintaining cordial relation with employees, union members, local authorities and the management officials.
 * Creating security awareness in the minds of the employees.
 * Rescuing the management officials who have been gheraoed by employees in a safe way by use of minimum required force.