Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Gurugram Forest Staff Protest for Equal Pay
A group of workers from the Gurugram Forest Department went to the house of a Haryana government minister to ask for better treatment.
They want their jobs to be made permanent, so they can get the same pay as other workers.
They also want their salaries to be paid on time and to have health and pension benefits.
The workers want a minimum wage of 26,000 rupees and a retirement payment of 10 lakh rupees.
They also want any corrupt employees to be removed and for people who won court cases to be rehired.
Employees of the Gurugram Forest Department staged a protest at the residence of Haryana Cabinet Minister Rao Narbir Singh.
Protesters demanded regularisation of contractual workers and equal pay for equal work.
They called for timely salary disbursement and social security benefits for contractual and temporary staff.
Additional demands included removal of corrupt employees, a minimum wage of Rs 26,000, identity cards for all employees, and a Rs 10 lakh retirement payout.
Employees who won court cases were to be reinstated and former employees recalled immediately.
- Who
- Employees of the Gurugram Forest Department
- What
- Protest demanding regularisation, equal pay, and other benefits for contractual workers
- When
- Sunday, August 2, 2024
- Where
- Civil Lines residence of Haryana Cabinet Minister Rao Narbir Singh in Gurugram
- Why
- To secure better pay, benefits, and removal of corrupt staff
- Location
- Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Date
- August 2, 2024
- Demanded Regularisation
- Contractual workers
- Demanded Equal Pay
- Equal pay for equal work
- Demanded Minimum Wage
- Rs 26,000