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Sanitation workers on strike for non-payment of salaries in Delhi

Author : NewsGram Desk

New Delhi: Delhi municipal sanitation workers staged a protest against the non-payment of their salaries leading to which they dumped garbage outside Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia's Camp office in east Delhi.

The protestors have threatened for an indefinite strike if their demands are not fulfilled at the earliest. They have demanded for an immediate release of funds of their salaries, which they say are pending for a long time.

The workers have raised slogans against the government and dumped garbage outside the office building of Sisodia's camp in Patparganj.

"Many workers are not being paid their salary for two to three months. Despite several appeals, our demands are not considered," said Sanjay Gehlot, president of Mazdoor Vikas Sanyukta Morcha.

"We will call off work for an indefinite period if our demands are not met," he added.

More than 1.5 lakh workers have gone on a three-day strike on Wednesday for non-payment of their salaries.

Apart from all this, the employees are also demanding payment of arrears, regularization of employees who are on a contract basis and also a meagre of the three corporations.

Earlier, in October 2015, the employees of East Delhi Municipal Corporation went on a strike with the similar demands.(IANS)

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