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Noida Sanitation Workers Strike Over Pay, Jobs and Insurance
About 300 sanitation workers in Noida have stopped working for three days.
They clean streets and collect garbage.
They want permanent jobs, higher monthly pay, and medical insurance.
They are asking for Rs 25,000 each month instead of about Rs 18,000.
The workers say contractors can remove them when contracts change.
They also say money for insurance is taken from their salaries.
The Noida Authority says it hires workers through contractors and cannot directly employ all of them.
Garbage collection has been disrupted while both sides discuss what may happen next.
Around 300 Noida sanitation workers have been on strike for three days outside the Noida Authority office.
The workers demand regular government positions, a monthly salary increase from about Rs 18,000 to Rs 25,000, and medical insurance.
Workers say contractors provide little job security and that insurance costs are deducted from their wages.
The Noida Development Authority says direct employment is impossible because thousands of workers are hired through private contractors.
The strike has disrupted garbage collection, while the authority says a new outsourcing tender will begin after the current contract ends.
- Who
- Around 300 Noida sanitation workers, supported by the NCR Akhil Bharatiya Safai Mazdoor Union Congress, are protesting.
- What
- They are on strike seeking regularisation, higher salaries, and medical insurance.
- Where
- The workers gathered outside the Noida Authority office in Noida.
- When
- The strike had lasted three days when the article was published.
- Why
- They cite low pay, lack of job security, contractor-based employment, and concerns about medical insurance.
Workers' demands
Authority's position
Employment status
Workers' demands
Workers want regular government positions, saying contractual employment provides no job security and can lead to employees being removed when contracts change.
Authority's position
The Noida Development Authority says direct regularisation is impossible because thousands of workers are engaged through contractors and the work is variable.
Salary
Workers' demands
Protesters want their monthly pay increased from about Rs 18,000 to Rs 25,000.
Authority's position
The authority says sanitation workers receive Rs 18,600 monthly, which it describes as the highest salary in Uttar Pradesh and more than the Rs 14,000 reported for neighbouring Ghaziabad.
Negotiations and strike action
Workers' demands
Workers say they will not resume cleaning, waste collection, or garbage pickup until their demands are met, and they want senior political leaders to hear them.
Authority's position
Noida Development Authority CEO Krishan Karunesh says he is monitoring the strike, remains in contact with protesters, and will consider what can be done within the authority's capacity.
Key facts
- Workers involved
- Around 300 sanitation workers
- Strike duration
- Three days at the time of reporting
- Salary demanded
- Rs 25,000 per month
- Current salary
- Workers cite about Rs 18,000; the authority says it pays Rs 18,600 per month
- Employment arrangement
- Workers are hired through private labour contractors and third-party agencies
- Insurance complaint
- Workers say Rs 5,000 per year is deducted for medical insurance
- Service disruption
- Road cleaning, waste collection, and household garbage pickup have been affected
Quotes
A senior Noida Authority official
Senior official of the Noida Development Authority
“We will listen to them and consider their demands. Whatever is possible in our capacity will be done. The current contract is about to end and soon, a new tender process for outsourcing of sanitation workers will begin,”
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“We hire sanitation workers through private labour contractors following a due tender process. We pay the contractors, who in turn pay the workers,”
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Sources
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