new delhi trade unions have joined hands to demand withdrawal of the employees provident fund organizations recent circular barring investigations beyond seven years and making it tough for employees to claim their statutory dues in a circular issued on november 30 the day central provident fund commissioner r c mishra retired epfo set a limitation on assessment beyond seven years in addition it put curbs on enquiries where a company fails to produce records the move is seen to be especially beneficial for real estate and construction companies that depend on projectspecific migrant labour in a letter to the labour secretary hind mazdoor sabha secretary a d nagpal who is also a member of the epfo board said the clause amounted to interference in the quasijudicial powers of the assessing officer which in any case was pending before the supreme court he cited an order by the bombay high court to argue the case and said by these directions we are giving undue advantage to employers who will get the benefit of nonproduction of records citus a k padmanabhan said he was also writing to the government to withdraw the order it is antiworker and it should not be allowed all unions are opposing it he said