Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Jalandhar Sanitation Workers Strike Enters Second Day
Sanitation workers in Jalandhar, Punjab, are on strike for the second day.
They are upset because the government promised to hire more workers but didn't, and they have to do too much work.
Some workers haven't been paid for a year.
The workers locked the city hall and burned a dummy of the chief minister.
They say they won't go back to work until the government does something about their problems.
Because of the strike, garbage isn't being collected, and it's piling up in the city.
Class-IV employees of Jalandhar Municipal Corporation are on strike for the second day.
Workers locked the Municipal Corporation headquarters and burned an effigy of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.
Union leaders accuse the government of not fulfilling election promises, including recruitment of 1,196 Class-IV employees.
Workers allege exploitation, with 15 sanitation workers in the Cantonment area working without pay for a year.
The strike has led to suspended garbage collection, causing waste to pile up in residential and commercial areas.
- Who
- Class-IV employees (safai karamcharis) of Jalandhar Municipal Corporation
- What
- Strike over unfulfilled promises and poor working conditions
- When
- Entered second day on Tuesday
- Where
- Jalandhar, Punjab
- Why
- Government allegedly reneged on election promises and poor duty allocation
- Strike Duration
- 2 days
- Number of Workers
- Around 1,300
- Promised Recruitment
- 1,196 Class-IV employees
- Private Operator Cost
- Rs 143 crore
- Workers Without Pay
- 15 in Cantonment area
- Required Workers
- At least 5,000
- Current Worker Workload
- One worker handling 3+ areas