JMC employees hold protest, highlight demands

Safai Karamcharis staging protest at Town Hall, Jammu on Wednesday.-Excelsior/Rakesh
Safai Karamcharis staging protest at Town Hall, Jammu on Wednesday.-Excelsior/Rakesh

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 24: Civic Safai Karamcharis Union (CSKU) of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) today held a protest at Town Hall, Jammu to press the Government to highlight their burning demands.
A large number of employees participated in the protest, which was led jointly by Rinku Gill. Addressing the protesting employees, Rinku Gill said Safai Karamcharis are backbone of JMC but unfortunately they have been deprived of their rights despite repeated appeals, representations and reminders.
He reiterated the demands of the Union like re-organization of JMC, regularization of 200 Safai Karamcharis, filling vacant post of Safai Karamcharis, conducting DPC of all cadre employees, scrapping of outsourcing of wards, NGO system and appointment of daily wager Safai Karamcharis, sanctioning of new Municipal Colony for Safai Karamcharis, etc.
He also demanded sanctioning of leave to daily wager employees and curb on hiring vehicles from outside. Stating that Safai Karamcharis are not given weekly holiday and put on duty even on gazetted holidays and Sundays, he demanded sanctioning of these holidays to Safai Karanmcharis. He also stressed for one time attendance of Safai Karamcharis or allotment of daily allowances to them.

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