The employees of the Election Commission’s ‘Identification System for Enhancing Access to Services (IDEA) Project-Phase II’ on Monday formed a human chain in front of Nirbachan Bhaban demanding their jobs to be regularised and shifted from outsourcing to the government’s revenue sector.

They also demanded job renewal of 80 employees who have recently become jobless, claiming that they have been discharging all responsibilities with integrity, competence and sincerity for a long time.

The project employees who are mostly data entry operators continued their programme till evening starting in the morning to press home their demands.

The IDEA project staff claimed that their job integration to the government revenue sector is the only solution to their growing insecurity.

“We have only one demand — the skilled and experienced workforce under the IDEA Phase II project must be brought into the revenue sector,” said Zahid Hossain, one of the participants.

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On November 30 last, the EC did not renew the services of 80 employees of the project and extended the services of its other employees by one year.

The Election Commission is, however, taking a strict stance against the project employees who participated in Monday’s programme.

According to an EC official, the Commission directed for preparation of the lists of the data entry operators who were absent from work without permission on Monday.