Safai Mazdoor Assn protests, demands regularisation of jobs

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 19

The members of the Punjab Safai Mazdoor Federation staged a protest today outside the Mayor’s camp office, demanding regularisation of jobs of contractual employees.

The protesters said many contractual employees, including safai karamcharis, sweepers and others, have been working in various government department for a long time now and it was high time that their jobs be regularised.

Arun Bhatti of the union said: “I am not working with the MC but as a community leader, I participated in the protest to show my support.”

The protestors said the contractual sanitation workers had been working on low salaries for a long time.

“It is difficult for these employees to run their families with a low income. The government should regularise the jobs of all sanitation workers. If jobs are not regularised, we will intensify our agitation,” the protestors said.