Producers vs Federation fight intensifies

The fight between Tollywood producers and Employees Federation regarding wages hike is intensifying.

Some Tollywood Producers decided to approach the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against the Federation what they call the monopoly.

T.Prasanna Kumar, General Secretary of Tollywood Producers Council said “We have prepared all the documents to move the CCI to New Delhi, and our representatives are already there. Back in 2017, the CCI had questioned the Federation’s monopoly and strict rules preventing non-members from working in films. We will again make the Chamber a party in this case and demand that producers be allowed to hire workers of their choice without any hassles,”

He also took strong objection to the Federation demand of employing ten local fighters even if the makers rope in 10 fighters from Mumbai. He said “We end up paying local fighters even if they don’t work. Out of the 25,000 workers in the Federation, only about 50% are getting jobs. We hope they will soon accept the Chamber’s proposals for a nine-hour shift and other proposals. The demand for extra pay for dual-language shoots should also be scrapped, since they already earn double wages if working hours are extended,”