Over 4,000 safai karamcharis in Noida region stage protest, demand end to contract work

“The declaration strategy undermines our life… We enactment our lives astatine involvement without immoderate security. Where volition my children go?” asked Amit Kumar, a safai karamchari with the Noida Authority.

Contract-based employment leaves workers vulnerable, said Bablu Parcha, the authorities president of Akhil Bhartiya Safai Mazdoor Sangh, informing of an indefinite onslaught if the demands are not addressed. “The officials person been making mendacious promises for a agelong clip now. This clip we volition not get fooled,” Parcha asserted.

“We person worked for the authorities for years,” said Babli Devi, 45, a protesting idiosyncratic employed with GNIDA. Despite having worked fractional her beingness for the authorities, she complains that she is inactive treated similar a impermanent labourer. “We privation to supply for our families without the changeless fearfulness of losing our jobs,” said Devi.

Noida CEO M Lokesh said the protesting safai karamcharis had written to each 3 authorities. “We are looking into the matter. As per the law, they are hired done antithetic agencies. We volition enactment to find a feasible solution,” helium said.

An authoritative from GNIDA, meanwhile, said nary safai karamcharis moving nether the authorization were protesting. “Our safai karamcharis are engaged with the Chief Minister’s (Yogi Adityanath) sojourn that is scheduled for Tuesday,” helium said.

A spokesperson for YEIDA could not beryllium reached for comment.