Scheme workers demand wage revision, reduced workload
Hundreds of scheme workers, including ASHA and anganwadi staff, held a protest in Visakhapatnam demanding wage revisions and improved working conditions. The workers cited a seven-year stagnation in pay despite rising living costs and expressed frustration over excessive workloads.
Why it matters
The protest reflects broader labor issues within the public sector, specifically regarding the compensation and treatment of essential frontline workers.
Hundreds of scheme workers, including ASHA workers, anganwadi workers, midday meal staff, Village Organisation Assistants (VOAs), Resource Persons (RPs) and school sanitation workers, staged a rally to the Collectorate on Friday, demanding a revision of wages and improved working conditions.
The protest, organised by the Shramika Mahila Samanvaya Committee, affiliated to the CITU, as part of a State-wide programme, began at Saraswathi Park and passed through Daba Gardens, Prakasaraopeta, Jagadamba Junction and Watch House before culminating in a meeting at the Collectorate.
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