Sangha to stage indefinite protest demanding better pay, ending harassment of contract workers at government hostels
by The Hindu Bureau · The HinduThe Karnataka Rajya Sarakari Hostel Mattu Vasati Shala Horaguttige Naukarara Sangha will stage an indefinite protest outside the Social Welfare Department office in Kalaburagi on Monday demanding a revision of wages and to stop targeting and harassing contract workers in government-run hostels.
Bheemshetty Yempalli, district president of the sangha, addressing presspersons here on Saturday, urged the State government to revise the honorarium to ₹31,000 per month. The contract workers were forced to work for 14 hours a day, and are paid less than the minimum wage. He alleged that the permanent employees at hostels were hiring individuals in their places by paying a portion of their salary.
The hostel workers were paid between ₹13,500 and ₹18,500 in four categories namely – Bengaluru, districts other than Bengaluru, taluk headquarters and villages.
Published - October 26, 2024 10:09 pm IST