Labour Day reminds us of their great sacrifices
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir RTI Movement has urged the Health Department to adhere to the Minimum Wages Act (MWA) as many need-based, consolidated employees particularly the sweepers are not paid wages as per the act.
In a statement Chairman RTI Movement Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat said that Labour Day reminds us of the fact that the world is built on their contribution and all of them deserve equal respect from us and paying Rs 500 per month to health workers who are COVID warriors is an insult and injustice to them.
“ We must salute to all the workers who work tirelessly for us especially the frontline COVID warriors of the J&K Health Department like consolidated and part-time sweepers, attendants, drivers, HDF workers who are not even paid wages as per Minimum Wages Act (MWA). These people are risking lives in this dreaded pandemic and the Govt is paying them wages as low as Rs 500 or Rs 800 per month. This is complete injustice with these people ” said Dr Raja Muzaffar
He appealed to authorities particularly Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Secretary to come to the rescue of these workers of the health department.
“ I also urge upon Govt to confirm the services of NHM employees as well whose future seems to be bleak as they have no job security at all even after rendering their services for Govt from last 15 years or more” reads the statement .