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Kanniyakumari District Local Bodies Employees Association, affiliated with CITU, submitted a petition astatine the Collectorate connected Thursday seeking an summation successful minimum wages paid to Amma Unavagam employees.
According to the petition, astir of the women employed astatine Amma Unavagam operating successful the territory were deserted by their husbands. The minimum wages for these employees was past revised successful 2021, erstwhile it was accrued to ₹325 per time and has not been revised since.
The petitioners added that the outgo of surviving has risen considerably successful the past 5 years, starring to higher acquisition and aesculapian expenses for children. They urged the authorities to summation the minimum wages to ₹700.
S.C. Stalindhas, territory secretary, CITU said that the territory has 2 Amma Unavagam nether Nagercoil corp functioning successful Vadasery and Asaripallam and 1 Amma Unavagam each is functioning successful Thuckalay, Marthandam and Colachel.
He pointed retired that employees moving successful Thuckalay Amma Unavagam are paid lone ₹250 per time and urged the authorities to revise their wages and bring them connected par with employees astatine different branches successful the district.
Mr. Stalindhas observed, “It has go highly hard for these women to enactment their families amid the rising outgo of living,” reiterating the request to rise the minimum wage to ₹700 per day.
The petition besides highlighted the disparity successful wages paid to employees astatine Amma Unavagam successful Thuckalay and sought contiguous corrective action.
