Contractual workers seek increase in pay

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 15

The Manbhatta Kacha Contract Mulazim Morcha today handed over a memorandum to Bharat Bhushan Ashu demanding increase in pay for mid-day meal workers and ASHA workers.

The memorandum was submitted by the convener of the morcha, Harjit Kaur, through the minister’s PA Tejbir Singh Johar.

The morcha demanded that mid-day meal workers be paid Rs 9,958, ASHA workers Rs 21,000 and part-time sweepers Rs 9,178. “All contractual workers must be regularised. All benefits of regular workers should be given to contractual workers, who are working day in and day out despite all odds,” the members of the morcha added.