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Daily wage workers of the Forest Department person urged the State authorities to heighten their salaries successful enactment with the precocious revised minimum wages for workers successful the unorganised sector.
They stated that they presently person little than ₹16,000 a period and that adjacent these wages are not paid regularly.
Addressing reporters present connected Monday, H. Chandrappa, State president of the Association of Daily Wage Workers of the Forest Department, said that much than 7,000 workers, who person been serving the section for respective years, person monthly wages ranging from ₹12,000 to ₹16,000. Except for those employed nether the Wildlife Divisions, nary of the workers receives provident money oregon Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) benefits.
“Many workers person been serving the section for implicit 10 years. However, the authorities has not considered expanding their salaries. We are attached to the offices of the Range Forest Officers (RFOs), who hardly support attendance records and process payments done outsourcing agencies. Workers successful the Shivamogga territory person not received their salaries for the past 3 months,” helium alleged.
Mr. Chandrappa further said that elder officials of the section had directed the RFOs to taxable details of regular wage workers who person completed much than 10 years of service. However, galore RFOs had failed to furnish the information.
“They are unwilling to verify aged records and taxable the required details. Moreover, attendance registers are not maintained properly,” helium said.
According to him, much than 400 specified workers are employed successful the territory unsocial without capable wages and statutory benefits. “The authorities has fixed the minimum wage for workers successful the unorganised assemblage astatine ₹24,000 a month. We petition the authorities to dainty america connected par with workers successful the unorganised assemblage and widen the aforesaid minimum wage to us,” helium demanded.
Daily wage workers Venkatesh G., Vijayamma, Jnanesh, Sandeep and others were contiguous astatine the property conference.
