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Conservancy workers employed nether the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) reiterated their request for occupation regularisation to the newly-elected TVK authorities connected Tuesday, up of a objection adjacent the Chennai District Collectorate.
“We met the caller Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner, G.S. Sameeran, and Minister Aadhav Arjuna today, and they assured america that our demands would beryllium considered. If they are not addressed successful the adjacent future, different circular of protests volition beryllium held successful June and July,” said K. Bharathi of the Left Trade Union Centre (LTUC) and Uzhaippor Urimai Iyakkam.
Mr. Bharathi said that if the authorities tin enactment swiftly connected issues specified arsenic the closure of Tasmac outlets and successful appointing officials and Ministers, it could besides contented orders to amended toilet facilities, changing rooms, uniforms, gloves, and masks for conservancy workers.
He added that machinery should beryllium upgraded arsenic women workers were often incapable to assistance dense garbage bins, and sought festival holidays for workers.
He added that the State authorities indispensable supply revised regular wages, afloat mechanisation of discarded and sewage clearance operations, and changes successful summertime displacement timings to debar hazardous outdoor enactment betwixt 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
“The erstwhile authorities did not fulfil its promises. We ne'er asked for escaped food, yet tiffin container meals with mediocre prime were introduced for workers. Instead, the State should see our existent demands. Also, we are not opposed to the implementation of a biometric attendance system, helium told The Hindu.
Kuttyamma, a conservancy worker, said: “Former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin did not fulfil the committedness helium made successful 2021. Now, the existent Chief Minister indispensable honour his word. Otherwise, we volition erstwhile again signifier the 13-day protestation successful beforehand of Ripon Buildings [similar to the protestation held successful August 2025].”
Mr. Bharathi besides urged the State to guarantee that nary coercive enactment was taken against protesters during specified demonstrations. Explaining the hold successful commencing the protest, helium said the objection had primitively been scheduled betwixt 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., but began astir 90 minutes precocious arsenic organisers waited for conservancy workers to get aft completing their shifts.
