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The ongoing onslaught led by the Federation of Tamil Nadu Government College Temporary Guest Lecturers has deed world activities successful immoderate of the institutions crossed the Tiruchi district, with module boycotting classes, staging protests and sit-in demonstrations from Monday.
Key demands of the federation see the implementation of the conception of ‘equal wage for adjacent work’ arsenic directed by the Supreme Court, and a monthly wage of ₹57,700 for impermanent lecturers who are qualified nether University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations, too a 12-month wage structure.
“We are bushed of waiting for the authorities authorities to fulfil its committedness regarding our employment presumption and emoluments. Though our protestation is disrupting the acquisition of our students, this seems to beryllium the lone mode to rise consciousness astir the plight of impermanent lecturers for the past 15 years. We whitethorn person to boycott exam work successful the coming weeks if our demands are ignored,” V. Thangaraj, authorities organiser of the federation, told The Hindu connected Wednesday.
Approximately 8,000 impermanent lecturers are moving successful the state’s authorities colleges. The federation has besides urged authorities to widen provident money and employment money benefits and maternity permission for women lecturers.
