The Hindu·3 min read·medium
AITUC urges State to revise wages of contract workers in government hospitals
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The Hindu Bureau
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The AITUC union is demanding that the Tamil Nadu government revise wages for contract hospital workers, citing illegal reductions in dearness allowances. They are calling for the abolition of the outsourcing system in favor of direct recruitment.
The Erode District Medical Department Employees’ Union, affiliated to the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), has urged the State government to revise the wages of contract housekeeping and security workers engaged in government hospitals, alleging that the existing outsourcing contracts are based on an “illegal” reduction in minimum wages.
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