Contract staff seek ₹26,000 monthly minimum wage
Contract and outsourcing employees in Prakasam district held a protest demanding a minimum monthly wage of ₹26,000. Union leaders criticized the government for failing to revise wages since 2009 and for ignoring labor law violations.
Why it matters
The protest highlights the growing economic disparity and the struggle for fair labor practices in the unorganized sector against rising inflation.
Thousands of contract and outsourcing employees, along with workers from both organised and unorganised sectors across Prakasam district, staged a protest at the Collectorate in Ongole on Thursday. They demanded the government to immediately revise minimum wages pending since 2009 and announce a monthly minimum wage of ₹26,000 to the contract staff.
Speaking on the occasion, CITU district general secretary M. Ramesh warned the government that they would intensify the agitation across the State if the minimum wage was not revised. He lashed out at successive State governments for disregarding the law that mandates a wage revision every five years. He condemned the lack of sincerity among governments towards workers’ issues.
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