Employees of defence establishments stage protest in Trichy

TRICHY: Employees of Ordnance Factory Trichy (OFT) and High Energy Projectile Factory (HEPF) carried out protests at their respective factories here on Friday alleging that the Union government is attempting to corporatise the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
The joint action committee of trade organisations at Ordnance Factory Trichy (OFT) and HAPF alleged that the central government is planning to divide the 41 ordnance factories in the country into seven separate corporations.
They said converting the ordnance factories into corporations in the name of restructuring is a preliminary move in privatising the 200-year-old organisation. The attempt would compromise the safety of the nation, they added.