Archive · 10 Oct 2026
CPI Seeks Housing and Job Security for Municipal Workers
CPI leader Tatipaka Madhu spoke with municipal workers in Rajamahendravaram.
He said many workers who help keep towns clean do not have proper homes.
The CPI plans to hold a programme in Vijayawada on October 26 to ask for housing support for these workers.
Madhu also wants the government to help poor families in cities get homes.
He said contract and outsourcing workers need more secure jobs.
He called for eligible workers to be made regular employees.
He also asked for higher minimum wages and equal pay for the same work.
CPI leader Tatipaka Madhu said sanitation and municipal contract workers face multiple difficulties.
The CPI plans a ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ programme on October 26 to demand a residential colony and house sites for municipal workers.
Madhu said long-serving municipal employees often lack homes and live in rented or cramped accommodation.
He urged the government to provide eligible workers with house sites and support to build homes, and to assist poor urban families.
He also called for job security, regularisation of eligible staff, revised minimum wages and equal pay for equal work.
- Who
- CPI leader Tatipaka Madhu, municipal workers and urban poor.
- What
- Madhu announced a CPI programme demanding housing for municipal workers and called for employment protections and wage changes.
- When
- The announcement was made on Friday morning; the programme is planned for October 26.
- Where
- The workers’ meeting was in wards 8, 9 and 10 of Rajamahendravaram; the programme is planned for Vijayawada.
- Why
- Madhu said many municipal workers lack homes and that contract and outsourcing employees need job security and fair wages.
Workers’ demands
Government position
Housing support
Workers’ demands
Madhu called for a residential colony, house sites and assistance to build homes for eligible municipal workers, as well as support for poor urban families.
Government position
The article does not report a response or position from the government.
Employment and wages
Workers’ demands
Madhu demanded job security, regularisation of eligible employees, revised minimum wages and equal pay for equal work.
Government position
The article does not report a government response to these demands.
- CPI programme
- ‘Chalo Vijayawada’
- Programme date
- October 26
- Meeting location
- Wards 8, 9 and 10, Rajamahendravaram
- Housing demands
- A dedicated residential colony, house sites and construction assistance for eligible municipal workers
- Urban-poor housing demand
- House sites and financial assistance to build permanent homes
- Employment demands
- Job security and regularisation of eligible contract and outsourcing workers
- Pay demands
- Minimum-wage revision and equal pay for equal work