Coimbatore MLA and BJP Mahila Morcha National President Vanathi Srinivasan personally met with sanitation workers who had been arrested and detained at a private marriage hall for staging a peaceful protest against the Coimbatore Corporation and the DMK government. The workers were demanding fair treatment, including permanent jobs, better wages, and essential safety gear. Vanathi expressed her solidarity and assured them of full support.
More than 3,000 sanitation workers, including those employed on contract, have stayed away from duty over the past five days, pressing for higher wages, job regularisation, and access to benefits like ESI and PF. Many among them alleged that private contractors were paying them less than the government-mandated wages. “We’re supposed to get ₹770 per day as per official norms, but are only being paid ₹540,” said one protester.
Taking to social media platform X, Vanathi Srinivasan wrote, “Sanitation workers in Coimbatore Corporation have been protesting for the past five days, demanding permanent employment, salary hikes, and the provision of safety equipment. Even when I was in Delhi, I had written to the District Collector urging that the demands of the sanitation workers be considered and fulfilled. Today, upon learning that sanitation workers participating in the protest in Coimbatore were arrested and confined in a private marriage hall, I immediately went to meet them in person and expressed my full support. This is not just an issue concerning 6,000 sanitation workers in the Coimbatore Corporation—it is the issue of 6,000 families. I assured them that the @BJP4India stands in solidarity with their just struggle for rights. I strongly condemn the police for arresting sanitation workers who were protesting peacefully and lawfully for their rightful demands. I will continue to urge the @CollectorCbe, @CbeCorp, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister @mkstalin, and Municipal Administration Minister @KN_NEHRU to address and resolve their demands promptly.”
கோவை மாநகராட்சியில் பணி நிரந்தரம், ஊதிய உயர்வு மற்றும் பாதுகாப்பு உபகரணங்கள் வழங்க கோரி கடந்த ஐந்து நாட்களாக தூய்மை பணியாளர்கள் போராட்டம் நடத்தி வருகின்றனர்.
டெல்லியில் இருந்தபோதே தூய்மை பணியாளர்களின் கோரிக்கையை பரிசீலனை செய்து நிறைவேற்றி வைக்க மாவட்ட ஆட்சித் தலைவருக்கு கடிதம்… pic.twitter.com/wN1ZIqEwSa
— Vanathi Srinivasan (@VanathiBJP) June 13, 2025
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