AITUC urges panchayats to directly pay rural sanitation workers
The Tamil Nadu Rural Development Department Workers’ Union has demanded that sanitation workers be paid directly by panchayats rather than through outsourcing agencies. They are also calling for adherence to the Minimum Wages Act and inclusion in social security schemes like PF and ESI.
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The report highlights labor rights issues and the push for better working conditions for essential municipal staff in India.
The Erode North district meeting of the Tamil Nadu Rural Development Department Workers’ Union was held here on Sunday (August 16), with union coordinator K. Sakthivel presiding.
Union general secretary P. Krishnasamy explained the demands to be raised at the State conference to be held in Tiruchi. S. Devi was elected president of the Erode North district unit of the union, Bharathi vice-president, K. Sakthivel secretary, Tamilarasi joint secretary and Kalpana treasurer. A 29-member executive committee was also elected. Communist Party of India district secretary S. Mohan Kumar and others spoke at the meeting.
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