MCG tells private firm: Reinstate 24 Safai Karamcharis Gurgaon News – Times of India

Gurgaon: The mcg On Monday, a private agency was ordered to restore 24 contractual sanitation staff who were dismissed from it. This step was taken after the workers’ dharna against Outside the civic body office, they demanded re-employment of their colleagues and payment of salaries pending for almost six months. The corporation also promised the workers that the salary would be paid in two days.
“We held a meeting with MCG officials after the protest on Monday. We raised issues like irregular wage distribution and retrenchment of contract workers by private companies. The officials agreed to resolve our grievances and ordered the companies to reinstate 24 Safai Karamcharis,” said former student leader Gaurav Tak, who is leading the Safai Karamcharis protest.
“The sweepers gave it to me” List Out of 54 people. After verification, I found that only 24 Safai Karamcharis in their list had worked from April 2020 to June 2021. These 24 workers will be reinstated and now they can work for us. We have also resolved the issue of delayed salary payment. MCG joint commissioner (headquarters) Hariom Attri said the dues would be deposited in their accounts in two days. “Whenever we go to the contractor, he gives us Rs 1,000-2,000. But we cannot run our house with such a small amount. We work for the city and these companies have signed an agreement with the civic body. It is the responsibility of the corporation to direct these companies to distribute salaries regularly,” said Ajay Kumar, a sanitation worker. An MCG official said the corporation has opened an escrow account in which wages of workers will be deposited and contractors will receive only their service charges.

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