Support staff of TVVP hospitals not paid salaries for last seven months
Hyderabad:For nearly seven months now, sanitation, patient care, and security staff at Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP) hospitals have been working without pay, leaving them in a desperate situation. Despite repeated appeals and submission of a memorandum to officials on January 23, there has been no response from the government. The workers, employed on contract, face the harsh reality of struggling to meet daily needs while hospitals continue to operate as usual. M. Narasimha, state deputy general secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress, while speaking to Deccan Chronicle, criticised the government’s disregard for these workers and accused the authorities of being indifferent towards their plight. “We work every day, but our salaries are held back. Should we protest every six months just to get paid?” he questioned, highlighting the systemic issues that force workers to repeatedly fight for their rightful wages. The workers are now warning that unless their salaries are paid promptly, protests will begin in the first week of February. Another worker Ramulu B, condemned the practice of contract workers being forced to strike just to be compensated, recalling a similar protest six months ago, when a strike notice was the only way to secure payment. “Is this the only way to get what we deserve?” he asked. In a statement issued by the Telangana Medical Contract Employees and Workers Union (Aituc), Narasimha condemned the government’s apathy to their ongoing struggle. While contractors continue to demand their services without fail, neither contractors nor government officials appear to care about the welfare of the workers, he said. Being not paid wages for seven months, the workers, as a last resort, are threatening to undertake protests.
Hyderabad:For nearly seven months now, sanitation, patient care, and security staff at Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP) hospitals have been working without pay, leaving them in a desperate situation. Despite repeated appeals and submission of a memorandum to officials on January 23, there has been no response from the government.
The workers, employed on contract, face the harsh reality of struggling to meet daily needs while hospitals continue to operate as usual.
M. Narasimha, state deputy general secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress, while speaking to Deccan Chronicle, criticised the government’s disregard for these workers and accused the authorities of being indifferent towards their plight.
“We work every day, but our salaries are held back. Should we protest every six months just to get paid?” he questioned, highlighting the systemic issues that force workers to repeatedly fight for their rightful wages.
The workers are now warning that unless their salaries are paid promptly, protests will begin in the first week of February.
Another worker Ramulu B, condemned the practice of contract workers being forced to strike just to be compensated, recalling a similar protest six months ago, when a strike notice was the only way to secure payment.
“Is this the only way to get what we deserve?” he asked.
In a statement issued by the Telangana Medical Contract Employees and Workers Union (Aituc), Narasimha condemned the government’s apathy to their ongoing struggle.
While contractors continue to demand their services without fail, neither contractors nor government officials appear to care about the welfare of the workers, he said.
Being not paid wages for seven months, the workers, as a last resort, are threatening to undertake protests.
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