Sanitation workers gherao BMC over wage

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsContractual sanitation workers on Friday gheraoed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) office here and staged a stir demanding a hike in remuneration.At present, the sanitation workers, hired by contractors, are getting ` 65 a day. Sanitation work across 40 wards under the BMC has been privatised to enable proper cleaning. Even sanitation work of Unit I and Unit IV markets has been privatised. The strike affected sanitation work in the entire City with the two markets bearing the brunt.BMC mayor Ananta Narayan Jena said the issue has been sorted out and the worker’s remuneration increased. “Their remuneration has been increased by ` 10.’’ He hoped the workers would resume work from Saturday.first published:July 21, 2012, 12:57 ISTlast updated:July 21, 2012, 12:57 IST
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Contractual sanitation workers on Friday gheraoed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) office here and staged a stir demanding a hike in remuneration.

At present, the sanitation workers, hired by contractors, are getting ` 65 a day. Sanitation work across 40 wards under the BMC has been privatised to enable proper cleaning. Even sanitation work of Unit I and Unit IV markets has been privatised. The strike affected sanitation work in the entire City with the two markets bearing the brunt.

BMC mayor Ananta Narayan Jena said the issue has been sorted out and the worker’s remuneration increased. “Their remuneration has been increased by ` 10.’’ He hoped the workers would resume work from Saturday.