Anganwadi workers and helpers stage demonstration in Thoothukudi
Anganwadi workers and helpers in Thoothukudi held a protest to oppose the potential privatization of the Anganwadi scheme. The protesters also demanded better working conditions, including government employee status and improved retirement benefits.
Why it matters
Highlights the ongoing labor tensions and concerns regarding the privatization of essential social welfare services.
Anganwadi workers and helpers staged a protest wearing a black badges in front of the Thoothukudi District Collectorate on Friday, condemning the Union government’s alleged move to privatise the anganwadi scheme.
The protest was organised by the Tamil Nadu Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association. The association’s State vice-president Chandra presided over the demonstration.
A large number of anganwadi workers and helpers from across the district took part and raised slogans urging the Union government to withdraw measures that, they alleged, would weaken the anganwadi scheme in the name of privatisation.
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