Non-payment of sanitary workers’ PF contribution stirs unrest
Sanitary workers in Tirunelveli have protested against a private contractor for failing to deposit their provident fund contributions since 2019. Additionally, residents have raised concerns regarding the installation of water pipelines in waterbodies and illegal waste dumping by meat shops.
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The report underscores critical issues regarding labor rights and urban sanitation management in municipal operations.
The non-payment of provident fund contributions to sanitary workers by a private contract firm has triggered unrest among the workers.
In a petition submitted to Assistant Commissioner Mahalakshmi during the weekly grievances redress meeting held on Tuesday, the petitioners said the private contract firm handling sanitary operations in the Tirunelveli Corporation had been deducting the employees’ provident fund contribution from the salaries of temporary sanitary workers.
Even though the workers’ share has been deducted from their monthly salary since 2019, the amount has not been credited to their Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation accounts till August 2026, they alleged.
The petitioners said non-payment of the PF contribution after deducting the workers’ share from their salary was a crime. Despite several protests, the private firm had failed to remit the amount to the workers’ PF accounts, they alleged.
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