Safai Karamchari Union stages protest

Members of Civic Safai Karamchari Union during a protest demonstration at Jammu on Wednesday.
Members of Civic Safai Karamchari Union during a protest demonstration at Jammu on Wednesday.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 2: Civic Safai Karamchari Union (CSKU) here today staged a protest demonstration in support of their demands.
The protest was held under the leadership of CSKU president, Rinku Gill who told reporters that their main demand was reorganization of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC).
He counted other demands as regularization of 33 drivers, increase in the pay of daily wagers of JMC as per UT rules and boots, jacket and uniform for Safai Karamchari staff.
Other demand of the protesters was that all field sanitation staff should be provided 2.5 day salary, promotion of drivers and cleaners and sanction of weekly holiday to all the Safai Karamcharis weather working under Municipal Corporation or as casual labourers or with NGOs.
Gill also said that they have already asked the authorities concerned to fulfill their demands within 15 days else they will go for Kaam Shod Hartaal on December 10.