CITU demands ₹26,000 minimum wage at Visakhapatnam rally
The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) held a protest in Visakhapatnam demanding a minimum monthly wage of ₹26,000 for contract and industrial workers. The union cited rising living costs and the lack of wage revisions for nearly two decades as primary drivers for the demonstration.
Why it matters
The protest reflects ongoing labor unrest and economic pressure on workers in India's industrial and private sectors.
The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) on Thursday organised a protest rally in Visakhapatnam as part of a State-wide ‘Chalo Collectorate’ programme demanding that the Andhra Pradesh government implement a minimum monthly wage of ₹26,000 for workers employed in scheduled industries and in contract and outsourcing jobs.
The rally, taken out from Saraswathi Park to the Collectorate, culminated in a protest meeting addressed by CITU State president Ch. Narsing Rao. He alleged that minimum wages in several scheduled industries, including small-scale industries, shops, shopping malls, private educational institutions, hospitals and petrol bunks, had not been revised for nearly two decades. He claimed that workers in the State were receiving between ₹6,000 and ₹12,000 a month, which was inadequate in view of rising living costs.
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