Over 4,000 Almond Workers In Delhi On Strike Over Pay Hike, Fixed Work Hours
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The workers, paid Rs 2 per kg for the almonds they peel and put in over 12 hours daily, have demanded a pay hike and fixed work hours.
Almond workers in the godowns of Delhi's Karawal Nagar have called for an indefinite strike after over 4,000 workers began protests on March 1.
Among their 11 demands, two key ones are pay hikes and fixed work hours. These workers are paid Rs 2 per kg for the almonds they peel and workers usually put in over 12 hours daily.
Lalita, an almond worker for the past 20 years, said, "We had to protest in 2012 to get a raise and our wages were raised to Rs 2 per kg. Back then, godown owners promised that rates would be hiked by a rupee every year. It's been 12 years since and there have been no raises. Now we want those Rs 12."
