Coimbatore contract sanitary workers threaten to intensify protest
The workers said they would intensify their protest next week.
The workers' demands include a hike in their wages. They demand that the corporation make their job permanent. The workers alleged that there was caste-based discrimination at the workplace.
On Thursday, more than 30 sanitary workers were detained by the city police when they staged a road roko on the Town Hall Road. They were released in the evening.
Santhanam Kumar, a contract worker who was among those who were detained on Thursday, told TOI that though the workers had planned a mass gathering, not many turned up.
"The workers were warned they would be suspended. We submitted a letter on Aug 13 that we would be protesting for our rights on Thursday. On Aug 14 morning, an oral order to suspend all those taking part in the protest was circulated in all wards and so not many workers turned out for the protest.
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'We have added a few more demands because only the sanitary worker gets caught for the ill practices of sanitary inspectors and supervisors.
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The govt should transfer the sanitary inspectors every three years," he said.
Tamil Nadu
Selvam, general secretary of Tamil Nadu Annal Ambedkar Scavengers General Employees Union, noted that without any direction, permanent workers were being shifted to various locations away from where they used to work.
While commenting on these allegations, a senior corporation official noted that no such dismissal or suspension orders had been officially issued. "In case there is complaint against any supervisor or sanitary inspectors, action can be initiated based on evidence," he said.
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