Primary Agriculture Cooperative society workers stage protest
Workers from the Tamil Nadu Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society held a protest demanding a universal wage hike and timely retirement benefits. They are calling for the immediate release of arrears and improved death-in-harness compensation.
Why it matters
The protest underscores the financial instability faced by cooperative society employees and the need for standardized labor benefits.
The Tamil Nadu Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society workers’ association led a protest here over a raft of demands on Monday. They demanded a universal wage hike across all agriculture cooperative societies. They also slammed delays in the settlement towards retirement benefits.
According to the protesters, all settlements must be initiated six months prior to retirement, so that all financial benefits are cleared on the date of retirement. The workers also demanded immediate release of arrears of benefits pending across societies.
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