Ludhiana, Feb. 21 -- Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) employees, under the banner of All India Insurance Employees' Association (AIIEA), staged a one-hour walkout strike here on Thursday to press for recruitment in the cadre of Class 3 and 4 and recognition of the association.

While explaining the demands, Maan Singh, divisional secretary, North Zone Insurance Employees Association (NZIEA), said the working committee of AIIEA expressed deep concern over the fast-declining staff strength in LIC in Class 3 and 4 cadres and underscored the need for immediate recruitment.

While decrying the insensitivity of the LIC management to this pressing need, he expressed anguish over 2,700 unfilled vacancies of the last recruitment round in 2020 whic...