TNPDCL contract workers stage protest seeking job regularisation and wage hike
Contract workers for the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited are protesting to demand job regularisation and wage increases. The workers cite long years of service and existing court orders that have yet to be implemented by the energy department.
Why it matters
This highlights systemic labor issues in public sector utilities and the growing tension between contractual employment models and worker rights.
Contract workers under the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) staged a protest here demanding job regularisation and wage hike in Krishnagiri on Friday (July 24).
According to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Department Contract Workers’ Association, there were over 70,000 vacancies in the Department of Energy. Yet, contract workers continued to function in their contractual positions without regularisation.
The association said workers with 5-20 years of service still remained in contractual positions. According to the protesters, over 6,788 workers who had secured High court orders for job regularisation are yet to receive their orders. The association also demanded a wage hike to ₹965 to be directly payable by the government.
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