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Minister P K Sekarbabu on Monday met the protesting sanitary workers from Royapuram and Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar zones, and ended their 57-Day hunger strike
Praveena S A
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With this, the protesters ended their 57-day hunger strike and a 165-day-long protest.
The protest was organised by CITU, which has been pressing for long-pending demands, including regularisation of contract workers, minimum wages, and equal pay for equal work.
Express News Service
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Anticipating the demonstration, police personnel were deployed in large numbers around the Collectorate from early morning.
Sanitary workers protesting in front of Ripon building.
Express News Service
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They also demanded the GCC regularise the jobs of conservancy workers, workers involved in fogging, and those in Amma Unavagams.
Sanitation workers who continued their hunger strike for the second day at Allikulam were detained by the police  on Tuesday.
Praveena S A
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Light motor vehicle drivers will now be paid Rs 838 per day (Rs 21,788 a month) and heavy motor vehicle drivers will get Rs 965 per day (Rs 25,090 a month).
The workers announced a one-day token protest inside the Puliyankudi municipal office at 6 am on September 10 (Wednesday), and threatened an indefinite strike if their demands are not met.
Express News Service
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Further, they demanded compensation, medical support, and paid leave for workplace injuries.
More than 250 sanitary workers were detained by the Chintadripet police on Thursday after around 1,000 workers gathered at May Day Park to resume their protest.
Express News Service
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Sanitary workers said they decided to gather at the park after their request to resume their protest at the Rajarathinam Stadium was denied by the police.
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