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New Indian Express
21-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
ASHAs' protest completes 100 days in Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The strike by ASHA workers in front of the Secretariat entered its 100th day on Tuesday. A torch rally symbolising their ongoing struggle was taken out. Poet Rose Mary lit the fire for 100 torches to commemorate the occasion. The 100th-day protest meeting was presided over by Mini, state vice-president of the Kerala ASHA Health Workers Association. KPCC president Sunny Joseph, who attended the gathering, expressed solidarity with the protesters, assuring them that public support was firmly behind their demands. ASHA workers have been demanding a monthly honorarium of Rs 21,000 and a retirement benefit of Rs 5 lakh - issues that remain unresolved. Responding to questions during a media interaction in Kozhikode, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ruled out the possibility of holding further discussions. Though the government has constituted a committee to examine the honorarium issue, the protesters alleged that it is merely a tactic to deflect attention and weaken the agitation.
The Hindu
07-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
ASHA workers' protest draws wide support in Kannur
The ongoing day-and-night protest march by ASHA workers received wide support as it entered Kannur district on Wednesday, with prominent political and social figures expressing solidarity with them. The march, which began in Kasaragod on Monday (May 5, 2025), is organised by the Kerala ASHA Health Workers Association (KAHWA) to press its long-standing demands for better pay and working conditions. Inaugurating the district leg of the protest at Payyannur, poet Madhavan Purachery came down on the State government for 'adopting a neo-liberal and corporate-friendly approach while ignoring people's movements.' He urged the government to build consensus and listen to ASHA workers' demands. The protest march was ceremonially received at the Payyannur new bus stand by anti-K-Rail activists P. Padmini and Yashodamma, who garlanded march captain M.A. Bindu. The march later proceeded to Perumba. Voicing support at various receptions were leaders across political and social spectrums, including the Indian Union Muslim League's V.K.P. Ismail, District Congress Committee general secretary Lalitha Teacher, CMP's B. Sajith Lal, and CPI(ML) Red Star's Vinod Kumar Ramanthali, among others. The events also saw the participation of representatives of women's organisations, trade unions, and environmental groups.
