ASHA workers stage protest in Dindigul
ASHA workers in Dindigul held a protest demanding a salary increase to ₹26,000 and the regularization of their services. The workers also called for improved benefits, including gratuity, provident fund, and timely salary payments.
Why it matters
The protest highlights the labor rights struggles of frontline health workers in India's public health system.
Accredited Social Health Activist Workers (ASHA) on Monday staged a protest at Dindigul Collectorate pressing for their charter of demands including salary hike. Over 100 ASHA workers participated in the protest.
The ASHA workers said the services should be regularised and they should be given a monthly salary of ₹26,000. They said the salary should be paid on time between the first and fifth of every month. They should be provided travel and mobile allowance, they said.
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