Archive · 21 May 2025
RIMS Support Staff Protest Salary Delays, Briefly Disrupting Services
Workers at a hospital in Ranchi, India, who clean and sterilize things, stopped working because they hadn't been paid for months.
They were hired by a company that the hospital pays.
The workers said they couldn't afford food or pay their bills.
The hospital said the company was supposed to pay them anyway, even if the hospital was late with payments.
The workers went back to work after the hospital promised to fix the problem and the company promised to pay them soon.
RIMS support staff protested salary delays, affecting healthcare services.
CSSD and laundry workers, outsourced to Medilab, hadn't been paid for months.
Protesters cited severe financial distress and inability to meet basic needs.
RIMS administration stated Medilab was obligated to pay workers regardless of hospital payment delays.
The strike ended after assurances from administration and Medilab's commitment to pay dues.
- Who
- CSSD and laundry workers at RIMS.
- What
- Strike affecting healthcare services due to salary delays.
- When
- First half of Tuesday.
- Where
- Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi.
- Why
- To protest non-payment of salaries for several months.
- Hospital
- Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)
- Department
- CSSD and Laundry
- Reason for Protest
- Non-payment of salaries
- Outsourced Agency
- Medilab
- Monthly Salary
- Rs 6,500 - Rs 8,500
- Resolution
- Commitment to clear dues within a week