CHENNAI: The Central Organisation of Tamil Nadu Electricity Employees (COTEE) has urged the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) to withdraw its directive allowing the deployment of workers through the Overseas Manpower Corporation Ltd (OMCL) to fill vacant posts.

In a letter to the Chairman and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Ltd, COTEE general secretary T. Jaishankar said the instruction, issued following the CMD’s note dated July 19, 2025, and the Chief Engineer (Personnel) memorandum dated July 22, 2025, violated existing tripartite agreements and government regulations.

He said TNEB, being a key public utility governed by the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, operates based on settlements periodically reached between the administration, trade unions, and the gover

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