FWICE alleges that producer's association IMPPA made false accusations against its office bearers

Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association

(

IMPPA

) recently filed a police complaint against the

Federation of Western India Cine Employees

(FWICE) at the Amboli police station in Mumbai. The accusations are regarding the housing scheme planned by

FWICE

for its most deprived and poor sector of workers working on daily wages.

Now, FWICE has responded to IMPPA's accusation. The statement released by FWICE read, "FWICE strongly feels that this is a ploy of IMPPA to help the producers who have defaulted on the payments of the workers and technicians against whom the FWICE have raised complaints to the Labour Department for recovery of the legitimate dues of all the complainant members. We demand the office bearers of IMPPA to apologize for this gross misconduct. FWICE stands by the dignity and honour of its workers and technicians and also stand by the producers and support the FWICE and reciprocate with maintaining similar dignity and honour to its members."

It further reads, "There are crores of rupees of our members who have not been paid by the producers and the cases have been forwarded to the Labour Commissioner and we expect sooner resolution of these pending cases. Renowned production houses have been in the default list of the FWICE and our members are awaiting to receive their hard-earned money from these defaulters."

FWICE also appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to discuss the matter and seek guidance on the same.

Condemning IMPPA's accusations, FWICE also demanded an unconditional apology from the committee members of IMPPA. And if failed, the federation would initiate drastic steps against IMPPA and the said members of the committee.