Archive · 1 Dec 2025
Assam 108 Ambulance Staff Strike Halts Emergency Services
In Assam, the workers of the 108 ambulance service have started a strike.
They are asking the government to give them permanent jobs, pay them fairly, and give them money for the extra hours they work.
They say they have been asking for these things for many years, but the government has not done anything.
The strike has stopped ambulance services in the state, which is causing problems for people who need emergency help.
The workers say they don't want to strike, but they feel they have no other choice.
They hope the government will talk to them and solve their problems.
Employees of Assam's 108 ambulance service launched an indefinite strike on December 1, 2023, demanding job regularisation and fair wages.
The strike has halted emergency medical response across the state, with hundreds of employees protesting in Guwahati.
Workers claim years of unfulfilled promises from the government, despite being recognised as frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Key demands include government control of the service, regularisation of 3,000 jobs, fair wages, full overtime pay, and access to welfare schemes.
The government has reportedly given only verbal assurances, with no concrete action taken to address the workers' concerns.
- Who
- Employees of the 108 Mrityunjoy ambulance service in Assam
- What
- Indefinite statewide strike demanding job regularisation, fair wages, and payment of pending overtime dues
- When
- Started on December 1, 2023
- Where
- Across Assam, with protests in Chachal, Guwahati
- Why
- Years of unfulfilled assurances from the state government regarding wages, job security, and overtime pay
- Service
- 108 Mrityunjoy ambulance service
- Strike Duration
- Indefinite
- Number of Employees
- 3,000
- Key Demands
- Job regularisation, fair wages, overtime pay, welfare schemes
- Protest Location
- Chachal, Guwahati
- Shift Hours
- 12 hours (paid for 10)
- Previous Strike
- 19-day strike in 2019
- Government Response
- Verbal assurances, no concrete action