Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, June 16: The ITI trained, need based and CP workers of PHE and PDD staged protest dharna at district headquarters as they are not paid their wages for the last over 15 months.
A large number of workers from PHE, PDD and some other departments assembled at the district headquarters here and staged day long protest dharna in support of their demands. Kabla Singh, president Low Paid Employees Federation addressed the gathering. He pointed out that due to non-release of the wages of daily wagers, CP and need based workers for the last over 15 months, they and their families are facing lot of hardships.
Mr Singh said Ministers and legislators got heavy hike in their salaries recently but the poor workers class is denied its wages. He said arrears of senior officers were given in just one go, employees are struggling since long and moreover, daily rated workers are left to face exploitation. He condemned the Government for its behaviour and said that workers left to face starvation will be forced to go on strike, suspending essential services if their wages were not paid.
Later, the workers in the shape of a rally went to the office of SE/ Executive Engineer and held protest demonstration.
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