Conservancy workers boycott work, oppose privatisation move in Erode Corporation

Opposing the Tamil Nadu government’s determination to privatise coagulated discarded absorption activities successful municipal corporations, much than 1,200 conservancy workers of the Erode Corporation boycotted enactment and staged a protestation connected the civic assemblage premises present connected Monday (June 22, 2026).

The Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited (TNUIFSL) has invited tenders to name consultancy firms to hole Detailed Feasibility Reports (DFRs) and supply transaction advisory services for the postulation and proscription of municipal coagulated discarded nether the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) exemplary successful 12 corporations crossed the State.

The determination was powerfully opposed by the workers, who demanded the contiguous withdrawal of immoderate authorities bid related to privatisation. Nearly 1,200 workers participated successful the onslaught connected the archetypal day, according to the protesters. The workers expressed interest that privatisation could pb to a important simplification successful their wages. At present, sanitation workers person a regular wage of ₹760, portion drivers are paid ₹792 a day. They alleged that the engagement of backstage contractors and intermediaries could trim their take-home net to astir ₹400 a day.

Stating that galore employees had depended connected these jobs for much than a decade, the workers said privatisation would adversely impact their livelihoods. They warned that the onslaught and consequent protests would proceed until their demands were addressed.

The onslaught disrupted regular coagulated discarded postulation services successful respective parts of the city, resulting successful the accumulation of garbage and causing inconvenience to residents. The city, dispersed implicit 108 sq. km, has a colonisation of 6.45 lakh crossed 4 zones. The Corporation has 1,69,913 households and 27,386 commercialized establishments, which unneurotic make astir 200 metric tonnes of municipal coagulated discarded each day.