Kalaburagi: All India Trade Union Congress seeks revision of wages for midday meal workers
The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is demanding wage revisions and improved social security for midday meal workers in Karnataka. They argue that these workers should be classified as labourers rather than scheme workers to receive statutory minimum wages and retirement benefits.
Why it matters
It underscores the labor rights challenges faced by informal workers in government-run social welfare schemes.
All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) State president Avargere Chandru on Saturday (July 18) urged the State government to revise the wages of workers engaged under the Midday Meal Scheme and extend to them the benefits available to regular labourers.
Addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi city, Mr. Chandru said head cooks and assistant cooks working under the scheme should be recognised as labourers instead of scheme workers and paid statutory minimum wages. At present, head cooks receive a monthly honorarium of ₹4,700, while assistant cooks are paid ₹4,600, he said. He also demanded that workers retiring from service be provided a lump-sum retirement benefit.
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