Pourakarmikas strike work; garbage collection hit
The Hindu
Belagavi
Pourakarmikas struck work and joined the Statewide agitation in Belagavi on Friday.
They are demanding regularisation of services, higher salary and allowances, and better working conditions.
Protesters walked to the Rani Channamma Circle and sat there for over an hour. They staged ‘rasta roko’ protest that forced the city police to divert traffic away from the circle.
The work of garbage collection got affected in the city due to the protest. The morning routine of door-to-door collection was not done. Streets were not swept and garbage bins were not emptied.
Activists said they would continue the protest till their demands were met.
Their demands include implementation of the Salappa committee recommendations, issue of identity cards to the around 900 manual scavengers in the district, distribution of housing sites, health and life insurance benefits, and ESI and PF benefits to workers.