Contract staff claim caste discrimination at IOCL office, company denies

Some workers engaged by a private contractor on contract and posted at the state head office of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) have alleged caste discrimination by IOCL officials and lodged a police complaint, an allegation the company’s top officer in the state denied.

Twenty-five workers, who were performing duties of Class IV staff at the IOCL office, have gone on strike in protest for the last two days.

Calling the allegations “completely false and untrue”, Sunil Garg, executive director and state head of IOCL, said, “We have staff from all sections of the society. There is no caste discrimination.”