Sanitation workers strike work, stage dharna on hospital premises in Kanniyakumari
Sanitation workers at the Kanniyakumari District Government Medical College Hospital staged a protest against a private contractor. They allege unauthorized salary deductions and being forced to perform tasks outside their job descriptions.
Why it matters
The strike highlights ongoing labor rights issues and the challenges of contract-based employment in public healthcare facilities.
Sanitation workers of Kanniyakumari District Government Medical College Hospital at Aasaaripallam struck work and staged a dharna on the hospital premises on Sunday.
They said the private firm, while hiring them on a contract basis, had promised a monthly salary of ₹18,500. However, the firm, without citing any reason, deducted ₹1,500 from each worker’s wages for the past three months. Also, after being recruited for sanitation duties, they were being forced to perform other unfamiliar work at the medical college hospital.
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