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Traffic was disrupted astatine 2 places connected Kamarajar Salai and adjacent the Secretariat erstwhile a ample fig of sanitation workers tried to signifier a protestation against the outsourcing of conservancy operations. Police unit detained 424 workers connected Friday.
A elder authoritative of the City constabulary said the sanitation workers person been organising protests against the outsourcing of sanitation services successful the Royapuram and Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar zones of the metropolis Corporation for much than 100 days.
On Friday, implicit 100 sanitation workers went connected a protestation successful beforehand of the memorial of erstwhile Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi successful Marina Beach.
When the protesters attempted to artifact the road, the information unit posted connected Kamarajar Salai detained them successful 2 buses.
Another radical of sanitation workers assembled adjacent the Secretariat and tried to artifact the road, raising slogans against the outsourcing and demanding the workers to beryllium made permanent. A ample posse of policemen instantly rounded up the protesting workers and detained them. Mild hostility prevailed during their detention arsenic the workers resisted from being detained.
The workers were taken to assemblage halls successful Adambakkam, Alandur, Royapuram and Madipakkam. One pistillate was injured during the protest, according to the workers. After archetypal rounds of protests successful the past 3 months, K. Kalpana and V. Velankanni, went connected an indefinite hunger onslaught connected December 1.
According to a property merchandise by Uzhaipor Urimai Iyakkam, the workers decided to clasp a protestation adjacent Fort St. George and Kalaignar Memorial arsenic they felt aggrieved and person mislaid anticipation of uncovering a solution aft the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department submitted successful the tribunal connected Thursday that talks person not progressed towards uncovering an alternate to outsourcing of conservancy operations.
The workers claimed that a fewer officials successful the authorities person been holding talks with them to find an alternate that seeks to support the involvement of the workers.
