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Conservancy workers, who were engaged nether the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) with the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), continued their protestation connected Thursday with a rally successful beforehand of the Omandurar Government Estate and the Ripon Buildings premises.
State president of the Uzhappor Urimai Iyakkam, the radical starring the protest, K. Bharathi, said the agitation would proceed until the workers were allowed to conscionable the Chief Minister to contiguous their demands.
Over 50 workers, immoderate wearing uniforms provided by the backstage steadfast handling discarded absorption successful Royapuram and Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar Zones, were detained portion attempting to taxable petitions to MLAs and councillors, seeking reinstatement. All those detained were released by 6.30 p.m., the constabulary said.
According to their petition, the workers had been without enactment oregon income for 75 days. They besides sought regularisation of employment nether the NULM, alternatively than done a backstage firm, arsenic mentioned successful the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s 2021 predetermination manifesto nether assurances 153 and 285.
Earlier, the tribunal had appointed retired justice V. Parthiban arsenic a one-man committee to probe alleged constabulary excesses during a erstwhile protestation taken retired from August 1 to the nighttime of August 13.
Chennai sanitation workers protestation privatisation, request imperishable jobs | Video Credit: R. Aishwaryaa
Recently, Delhi MSW Solutions Limited, the backstage contractor handling conservancy enactment successful Royapuram and Thiru.Vi.Ka. Nagar zones, informed the Madras High Court that lone 421 of the 821 appointed conservancy workers from self-help groups had reported for duty.
Mr. Bharathi insisted that the assertion was false, and urged the State authorities to revoke the outsourcing of conservancy enactment to backstage firms and reinstate the earlier strategy nether the NULM.
