Contractual staff seek regularisation of services, hold protest march in Patiala

Tribune News Service

Patiala, September 2

The contractual, outsourced and part-time staff of the Health, Medical Research Education and other government departments, along with Class IV employees, today held a protest in the city for regularisation of jobs, equal pay for equal work and other demands in the city. The Health Department staff wore PPE kits during protest.

Around 100 employees took part in the protest, which was led by Punjab Subordinate Services Federation and the Class IV Government Employees Union Punjab.

Earlier, the staff gathered at the Rajindra Hospital Complex. They held a march, which started from Rajindra Hospital and passed through Chhoti Baradari, the TB Hospital road and Lahori Gate before reaching the Mata Kaushalya Hospital complex. Later, employees held a protest march at Sheranwala Gate too.

The protesters threatened to burn effigies of the state government if their demand for regularisation of jobs was not raised in the Assembly session.

The workers have been protesting for revival of government posts, along with reimplementation of the old pension scheme.