Contract workers stage protest, seek immediate payment of pending salaries

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Smriti Vanam Contract Workers connected the 2nd time of their protestation staged a ‘bhikshatan’ (protest utilizing begging bowls), demanding contiguous outgo of 9 months’ pending salaries, extracurricular the Ambedkar Smriti Bhavan successful Vijayawada connected Saturday (October 04, 2025).

Addressing the protesters, Andhra Pradesh Contract and Outsourcing Employees Federation wide caput M. Baburao and Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) metropolis president K. Durgarao demanded that the authorities should instantly merchandise the pending salaries of the declaration workers oregon look their wrath successful the signifier of intensified State-wide protests.

The protesting workers were nevertheless stopped by the constabulary from entering the Smriti Vanam premises. Condemning the police, the workers observed that it was unfortunate that neither the authorities nor the contractor had not taken enactment of their fiscal situation owed to non-payment of wages.

CITU leaders M. Someswara Rao, declaration workers M. Sujatha, P. Mary, P. Vijaya Kumari, M. Deepika, Haritha, K. Anusha, K. Dhanalakshmi, P. Satyavati, Ch. Mallika, Manemma, Terujamma, S.K. Zaheeda and others participated successful the protest.