Contractor paying hospital workers less than prescribed wages, says union, seeks action
The Erode District Medical Workers’ Union has accused a private contractor of underpaying hospital staff and failing to provide mandatory benefits. The union is demanding better wages, insurance coverage, and compensation for the family of a deceased security guard.
Why it matters
This highlights labor rights issues within the public healthcare sector and the challenges of outsourcing essential services to private contractors.
Contractor paying hospital workers less than prescribed wages, says union, seeks action Workers’ union alleges that the contractor deployed fewer workers in government hospitals than what was required and denied them PF and ESI benefits, uniforms, protective equipment and statutory holidays ERODE The Erode District Medical Workers’ Union, affiliated to the AITUC, has urged the State government to direct Crystal Integrated Services Limited to pay contract workers engaged in housekeeping and security services at government hospitals in Erode district the prescribed wages, statutory benefits and Deepavali bonus. In a representation sent by email to the Chief Minister and the Health Minister, union president S. Chinnasamy and general secretary A. Kalpana alleged that the Mumbai-based company had failed to deploy the full workforce stipulated in its contracts and was paying workers less than the prescribed wages.
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