Archive · 27 Dec 2025
Hundreds Detained in Chennai Protests
In Chennai, many teachers and sanitation workers protested.
The workers wanted their jobs back after the city government started using private companies for cleaning.
The teachers wanted to be paid the same as their colleagues who started before 2009.
The police stopped their protests and took them away in buses.
Some teachers got hurt, and a few fainted.
The workers have been protesting for over 150 days.
The teachers and workers want the government to listen to their demands.
Over 500 sanitation workers protested against privatization and job losses in Chennai.
More than 1,000 teachers protested for pay parity, demanding equal pay for similar work.
Police detained protesters in buses, with some teachers reportedly injured or fainted.
Sanitation workers have been protesting for 150 days against privatization.
Teachers highlighted a pay discrepancy of Rs 3,170 to Rs 9,000 due to different joining dates.
- Who
- Sanitation workers and secondary grade teachers in Chennai
- What
- Protests demanding pay parity and reinstatement of workers
- When
- December 27, with protests ongoing for 150 days
- Where
- Chennai, India (Parry’s Corner, Secretariat, Chief Education Officer’s office in Egmore)
- Why
- Sanitation workers protesting against privatization and job losses; teachers protesting pay disparity
- Protesters
- 500+ sanitation workers, 1000+ teachers
- Location
- Chennai, India
- Date
- December 27
- Key Demands
- Pay parity, reinstatement of workers
- Police Action
- Detained protesters in buses
- Protest Duration
- 150 days for sanitation workers
- Pay Discrepancy
- Rs 3,170 to Rs 9,000 for teachers